Opus Dei

Why a Pyrenean adventure club of bankers and executives ends every year at the shrine of Torreciudad, and welcomes participants of every faith.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Video of Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz’s visit to Honduras from 10 to 12 August. In San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa, whilst meeting with families, young people and the community at the Taular Institute of Technology, he emphasised the great value of everyday life because of the love that goes into it.

A City of London lawyer organised a mountain trip to help a stressed friend in 2001. Twenty-five years on, it's an international fellowship spanning 14 countries.

He spent six days in Guatemala, from 4 to 9 August. One theme came up in nearly every gathering: that happiness requires a heart in love, not necessarily an easy life. Having met with priests, young people, university students, and families in Guatemala, Msgr. Ocáriz now continues his pastoral trip on to Honduras and El Salvador.

The final event of the Father’s pastoral visit to Central America with young people in San Salvador, in which they shared questions, stories and experiences with Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz on the topics of faith, vocation, forgiveness and friendship.