Pope Francis entrusts world to our Lady of Fatima
On Sunday October 13, at the end of Mass, Pope Francis entrusted the world to our Lady of Fatima with a special prayer in front of thousands of pilgrims at St. Peter's Square. The statue was brought for a 24-hour stay in Rome from the Fatima shrine.
"A Christian cannot be anti-semitic"
On Friday October 11, Pope Francis met with leaders of the Jewish community in Rome, and strongly denounced anti-semitism.
Strathmore University Scholarships
In Nairobi, Kenya, a new scholarship program, KIVA, is giving needy girls the opportunity to study at Strathmore University, a corporate undertaking of Opus Dei.
Audience with Pope Francis
On Friday October 18, at 11.30 am, the Holy Father received the Prelate of Opus Dei, Bishop Javier Echevarría, in a private audience.
"The birth of a handicapped child is like a tsunami"
Cosimo's birth was at first a great shock to Stefania. But her newly strengthened faith led her to launch out and help begin work opportunity programs for similarly affected children.
"Only God's mercy heals 'cancer' of sin"
In his Angelus address on Sunday, September 15, Pope Francis spoke about the importance of imitating God's mercy and learning to forgive others.
"Draw others to the Church by the attraction of your witness"
On October 1, feast of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the "Council of Cardinals" convoked in Rome, and pointed to the best way to bring many others to the Church.
St. Josemaria Day Care Center
Spurred by St. Josemaria's canonization in October 2002, Mian Añover and her husband started a social project for impoverished children and mothers in San Pedro, Laguna (Philippines).
"To present the Church as made up of divided groups would show a lack of faith"
An interview with the Prelate of Opus Dei published in "El Mercurio" (Chile) on April 7, 2013.
"Every unborn child, unjustly condemned to be aborted, bears the face of Jesus Christ"
On Friday September 20, Pope Francis spoke strongly against a "throwaway culture" that especially harms the unborn and the elderly.