"Forgiveness is a doorway": A Filmmaker and a Bishop on Faith, Acting, and Sanctifying Work
Director Jumpei Matsumoto and Bishop Toshihiro Sakai discuss forgiveness, friendship with God, and how an actor's craft can be a path to becoming "another Christ."
Nine Friends, One Weekend, and an Encyclical by the Sea
Today Pope Leo XIV turns 71. In just a few days he will travel to France (Paris, Lourdes, and Metz, from 25-28 September) and many people are already preparing to welcome him. A group of friends got a head start in their own way, through his texts.
Video of the Father in El Salvador: “The most divine thing in our life is to forgive”
Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz visited El Salvador from 13 to 15 August. Speaking to families and young people, he emphasised that, despite suffering — and indeed alongside it — it is possible to be happy, because love is what gives us the strength to do anything.
St. Josemaría's Vision for Business Schools
Msgr. Mariano Fazio explores St. Josemaría's vision for business schools: institutions called to unite professional excellence, the Church's social doctrine, and the sanctification of work, with the human person at the centre and a deep spirit of service.
A Shrine Among the Peaks
Why a Pyrenean adventure club of bankers and executives ends every year at the shrine of Torreciudad, and welcomes participants of every faith.
Pope's Prayer Intention for September 2026
In his prayer intention for September, Pope Leo invites us to pray that water be protected so that we might learn to appreciate it with gratitude, justice, and moderation, and so that we might know how to defend the right of every brother and sister to have equal access to drinkable water.
Understanding suffering through Christ’s sacrifice
Following the law of Moses, priests in the Old Testament took the blood of animals sacrificed to God and poured it on the altar. The most important sacrifice was carried out for the feast of Passover. Every family had to offer a one-year old lamb.
Sundays for the Whole Family
At the Niéré Centre (Abidjan, Ivory Coast), monthly "Formation Sundays" give parents and children a shared space to talk, play and learn from one another.
Two Years in the Making: A New Statue of St Josemaría in Singapore
After nearly two years of planning, a life-sized statue of St. Josemaría sculpted by Diana García Roy now welcomes visitors to St. Joseph's Church in Singapore.
The Father in Uruguay: "Holiness consists in the fullness of love, not in having no faults"
From 22 to 27 August 2026, Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz was in Uruguay, just a few months before the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the first members of Opus Dei in the country. He met with families, young people, and individuals from a range of educational and social initiatives. The chronicle, photographs, and videos capture some moments from those days.