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“I found you on the ground”

On a cold rainy day in Chile, Manuel found a prayer card of Saint Josemaría lying on the ground, soaked and dirty. It was the beginning of a close friendship.

A Double Thanksgiving, Close to the Pope and Saint Josemaría

After his pastoral trips in August to various European countries, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz celebrated two Masses in the prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace to give thanks for two special anniversaries. Pope Francis sent him a letter on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of his ordination as a priest.

“I can only give thanks to God for having rescued me from there”

A complicated life, built on drugs and constant lies... Alba shares the story of her conversion, and how a good friend helped her on the path to happiness with God.

"The path of humble and selfless love"

In his 22 September general audience, Pope Francis spoke about his recent trip to Budapest and Slovakia.

"Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"

When Marianella Mendoza realized how serious the impact of the pandemic in the Philippines was on the daily wage earners in her town, she asked herself: "Was God asking me to go beyond my comfort zone?"

Juan, Mexico: "A bricklayer who loves what he does isn't just another face in the crowd"

What's the secret of happiness? Google gives you 501,000,000 results in 0.84 seconds. Everyone is looking for the answer. Juan has been working as a construction worker for fifty years and lives in the city of Guadalajara, Mexico. He claims to have found his answer. This is his secret.

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In season and out of season: parents teaching catechism at home

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic made it necessary to change our plans in ways we didn’t imagine. Due to the pandemic, we had to postpone the date of the First Holy Communion of the girls in Kianda, a school for girls in Nairobi. With the impossibility of teaching catechism classes at school, we decided to give the classes online and besides, to involve their parents since they were spending more time with their children at home.

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Apostolic Journey to Hungary and Slovakia

On 14 September in Košice, Slovakia, Pope Francis met with 20,000 young people and families, urging them to take love seriously as both a gift and responsibility.

"Rediscover the beauty of being children of God"

In his 8 September general audience, Pope Francis continued his catechesis on Saint Paul's Letter to the Galatians, stressing that Christ has enabled us to truly become God's children.

"In the Light of the Gospel"

A recent book by the Prelate of Opus Dei aims "to help people to pray and invite them to enter into more direct contact with Jesus Christ, who is the light of our lives."

From the Prelate