Opus Dei

In his 3 January general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about spiritual struggle.

In his message for the World Day of Peace on 1 January 2024, Pope Francis speaks about artificial intelligence and peace.

Family Enrichment Uganda (FEU) is a group of married couples that came together in 2004 to organize and carry out Family Enrichment courses for other couples in Uganda. The clear objective was to further strengthen marriages in the Ugandan society. After careful consideration, FEU decided to be affiliated to the International Federation for Family Development (IFFD) in order to use IFFD’s case study methodology in carrying out Family Enrichment courses.

'Friendship is one of life’s gifts and a grace from God. Faithful friends, who stand at our side in times of difficulty, are a reflection of the Lord’s love, His gentle and consoling presence in our lives.' These are words of Pope Francis. The Prelate of Opus Dei, Don Fernando, wrote a long letter on Friendship in 2019 prioritizing the need for personal contact with people. The following year, the Holy Father also highlighted the importance of the art of encounter as an aspiration and a style of life.

In his 27 December general audience, Pope Francis began a new catechetical cycle on vices and virtues, speaking about safeguarding the heart.

The Apostolic Penitentiary of the Holy See has communicated that the indulgences, which members of the Work and their relatives can gain on these dates, are granted in perpetuity. Until now, they were renewed every seven years.

Contemplating the Nativity scene is a sweet and old tradition in the Church, as Pope Francis pointed out in his Apostolic letter, Admirabile Signum. More than just marveling at the artistry of the scene, we are called to contemplate the fate of each character depicted there. In each person in the crib, each animal and each physical object, we can see how God’s plan unfolds in our own lives. In this little booklet, you will find each chapter focusing on one of the personalities of the Nativity scene.

Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz wishes everyone a peaceful Christmas, praying to the Child Jesus for peace throughout the world and in our homes. "We also have to consider where the source of peace is. If we turn to the letter to the Ephesians, we immediately find that phrase of St. Paul: 'He is our peace.' Christ!"

Tomás and Paquita Alvira were married members of Opus Dei, who strove for sanctity through the heroic and persevering exercise of the Christian virtues, in their marriage, raising their children and passing on to others their joy of a bright and cheerful home. Both suffered painful illnesses towards the end of their lives, and offered up their suffering with a deeply supernatural outlook. Many Christians have had private recourse to their intercession for their different needs. Here is one such favour.

In his 20 December general audience, Pope Francis spoke about the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi's living Nativity scene in Greccio.