Opus Dei

At the beginning of Lent, Benedict XVI explains why he has renounced the Petrine ministry and asks everyone to keep praying for him and for the future Pope.

Bishop Javier Echevarría expresses thanks to Benedict XVI "for his rich and fruitful magisterium, and also for his humble and generous example of service to the Church and the world."

An extract from Saint Josemaria's homily “Loyalty to the Church,” published in the book “In Love with the Church.”

Inspired by Saint Josemaria's teachings, the El Peñon school in Mexico is one of dozens of rural schools around the world helping agricultural workers to sanctify their work and family life.

On Christmas Eve, Bishop Javier Echevarría spoke about the need to draw close to the Child Jesus, to seek to accompany him and strive to be holy.

Ian and Nicola Lewis (with their 9th child due in April) share the joys and struggles of married life and describe the impact of Saint Josemaria’s teachings on their marriage.

"How could one claim to bring about peace...without defending the life of those who are weakest, beginning with the unborn?" Benedict XVI asks, while also stressing the need to defend marriage based on the natural law.

Benedict XVI has called the Holy Land the "Fifth Gospel." This is the first article in a new series: "In the Footprints of our Faith, Journeys through the Holy Land."

An interview with Natalia López Moratalla, professor of biochemistry at the University of Navarra, on the significance of the Nobel Prize for Medicine recently awarded to Shinya Yamanaka for his pioneering work on adult stem cells.

On December 9, at the Opening Mass of the International Congress on the Church in America, Benedict XVI entrusted the new evangelization to the intercession of our Lady of Guadalupe.