Opus Dei

From 2-6 December, Pope Francis is making an apostolic journey to Cyprus and Greece. With links to all of his addresses and homilies.

Let us pray for the catechists, summoned to announce the Word of God: may they be its witnesses, with courage and creativity and in the power of the Holy Spirit, with joy and much peace.

From December 8-12, Parents for Education Foundation, a network of 15 schools in the Philippines following St. Josemaría Escriva’s advice on home and school collaboration, is teaming up with global institutions and speakers for a free international Zoom conference for parents, educators and youth.

In his 1 December general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Joseph, speaking about his role as "Mary's betrothed spouse."

Thanks to the impetus of cooperators of Opus Dei, a neighborhood initiative began in Brazil to help needy people during the ongoing pandemic.

Father Cormac Burke, who helped begin Opus Dei's apostolic work in several countries, died on 22 November in Nairobi, after many years of faithful work in Kenya. He was also a well-known author and worked as a judge on the Roma Rota.

At 9.15 am today, Pope Francis welcomed Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, Prelate of Opus Dei, accompanied by the Auxiliary Vicar, Monsignor Mariano Fazio.

Saint John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a personal prelature on November 28, 1982. Here is an address he gave at a workshop on the Apostolic Letter “Novo Millennio Ineunte,” on March 17, 2001, in which he outlines his hopes for the Prelature.

The first vocation of Opus Dei in Ireland died in Nairobi after many years of faithfulness and work in Kenya.

Parents for Education Foundation, Inc. (PAREF), a network of 15 schools in the Philippines following St. Josemaría Escriva’s educational philosophy on home-school collaboration, is teaming up with global institutions and speakers for an international conference for parents, educators, and youth, on the theme "Share the Joy".