Opus Dei

Message of Pope Francis for the 28th World Day of the Sick on February 11, feast of Our Lady of Lourdes.

The Holy Father received in audience today, at 11.45 am, the Prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, accompanied by the Auxiliary Vicar, Monsignor Mariano Fazio.

Catalina Scheider Galiñanes, a junior at Oakcrest School, addressed the 2020 March for Life Rally in Washington D.C. on Friday, January 24.

Pope Francis' message for the 54th World Communications Day. "We need stories that reveal who we truly are, also in the untold heroism of everyday life."

For the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas on 28 January, here are some paragraphs from Saint John Paul II's encyclical "Fides et Ratio" on Thomas Aquinas' great love for the truth.

Marian from Puerto Rico says she grew up in a "bubble": between her family and her school, all her needs were always met. All of that changed after doing some community service at school. Motivated by Saint Josemaria's encouragement to foster a genuine concern for every person, she also wants to help others to see beyond their own immediate needs.

In his general audience during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Pope Francis speaks about the "ecumenical" hospitality Paul encountered in the people of Malta.

One year ago the first center in Palestine for the specific diagnosis of breast cancer was opened in Bethlehem. Its history is an example of how a spirit of service can cross over borders and reach the world's peripheries.

Pedro Ballester was a British numerary who died of cancer in January 2018 aged 21. Six months later he was awarded a Masters’ Degree from Manchester University posthumously. On the second anniversary of his death we publish an account of the graduation ceremony written by a friend who attended it.

"But what can I do?" On seeing so many needy people in the streets of Mazatlan (a coastal city in Mexico), Amparo asked herself what she could do to help. Today, more than 15 years later, Amparo’s question has found a clear answer.