Number of articles: 4640

Genuine school of love

Bishop Alvaro del Portillo's commentary on the Pope's letter to families.

Álvaro del Portillo

Light, salt, and leaven

"The Christian's task is similar to that of Christ's first disciples: to pass on the Good News by example and word." An article by Bishop del Portillo published in Issue XXVII of Catholic Familyland, 1998.

Álvaro del Portillo

“Opus Dei helped me see my illness as real work”

It was the first time the journalist had interviewed a person stretched out on top of a bed. But he agreed the interviewee should be comfortable. "Diari de Tarragona" interviews Joaquín Romero, 35, a technical architect from Barcelona with irreversible multiple sclerosis.

Personal testimonies

Message of the Pope for Lent

"Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us set out with trust on our Lenten journey, sustained by fervent prayer, penance and concern for those in need." Full message follows.

Recent News

Cardinals Tauran and Herranz installed at their titular churches

Zenit reports on the installation of Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran and Cardinal Julián Herranz at two churches in Rome entrusted to Opus Dei, St. Apollinare and St. Eugenio.

Recent News

Dora del Hoyo, first numerary assistant, dies

Dora del Hoyo was born in 1914 in Boca de Huergaro, Spain. She moved to Rome in 1946 to help in the household administration of the first center of Opus Dei in the Italian capital. She is buried in the Crypt of Our Lady of Peace, the church of the Prelature of Opus Dei, located also in Rome.

News

Noteworthy statements on Bishop del Portillo

Álvaro del Portillo

Crotona, an educational program in the Bronx

The Crotona Center’s programs help about 200 boys a year expand their horizons and gain important virtues.

Social initiatives

Large families: lots of work and lots of fun

"Having a large family is certainly hard work, but it is immeasurably rewarding and can be lots of fun." John Perrotet, 46, works in the tourism sector in Sydney, Australia, where he lives with his wife Anne and their family.

Personal testimonies

A priest and a father

An article by Bishop Javier Echevarría, published in L'Osservatore Romana on the day Bishop Alvaro del Portillo died.

Documentation