Opus Dei

An article published at the online journal Church Forum. The author stresses the importance given to the role of the laity in the Church by both soon-to-be Blessed John Henry Newman and Saint Josemaria.

It was 2004. With only 16 seconds left in our game against Real Madrid the coach finally noticed me. I was 19 at the time and more than a little nervous . . .

The Prelature’s Communications Office has produced two short videos with photographs and footage of St. Josemaría.

Bishop Javier Echevarría has published an article on the front page of the August 21 edition of L'Osservatore Romano. Its title is "The Future of the Year for Priests."

Dr. Sylvia Sesé is an internist at Monkole Hospital, an apostolic work of Opus Dei in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

As part of a two-week pastoral visit to South America, the Prelate recently had a get-together with 7,000 people at the University of Piura (Peru), a corporate apostolate of Opus Dei. He spoke about family, the Pope and university studies.

Josefina Caprile from Argentina is a widow and the mother of eight children. Even so, she manages to write novels. She writes with a basic idea: books have to be interesting or no one will read them.

Mons. Javier Echevarría, Prelado del Opus Dei y Gran Canciller de la Pontificia Universidad de la Santa Cruz ha concedido el doctorado “Honoris Causa” al Cardenal Camillo Ruini y al profesor Alfonso Nieto. La máxima distinción universitaria se les ha concedido por sus méritos en el mundo de la comunicación.

Del 5 al 9 de febrero, mons. Javier Echevarría ha realizado un viaje pastoral de tres días a las islas Canarias en el que ha mantenido numerosos encuentros con familias, fieles de la Prelatura y cooperadores.

Mons. Javier Echevarría viajó recientemente a Kenia y Uganda. En estos países africanos mantuvo diversos encuentros con personas que participan en los medios de formación cristiana que ofrece el Opus Dei. Ofrecemos un relato de aquellos días.