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  1. About Opus Dei
  • Traffic, Floods and Prayer

    Tracy Fernandes, an executive analyst in finance, works and lives in the crowded city of Mumbai. She lives with her parents and her brother and sister. Up and down, from home to the office and back … it is her daily life.

  • Apostolic constitution "Ut sit"

    The English translation of the apostolic constitution, Ut sit, by which Opus Dei was established as the Catholic Church's first personal prelature.

  • Keys to understand the Prelature of Opus Dei

    Prelature of Opus Dei

    On 28 November 1982, St. John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a Personal Prelature by means of the Apostolic Constitution "Ut sit." Here are some videos and texts on its juridical structure and apostolic mission.

  • Historical Overview

    Opus Dei was founded in 1928 in Spain and is currently established in 66 countries.

  • Christians in the Middle of the World

    Opus Dei has around 90,000 members, both men and women. 98% are laypeople, most of whom are married. The remaining 2% are priests.

  • Frequently Asked Questions

    Answers to the questions people most commonly ask about Opus Dei.

  • "They need someone willing to sit beside them"

    Jennifer, Francine, and Princess talk about their experience visiting the Philippine National School for the Blind in Pasay City. They went with a group of 40 women from Linang Center and Punlaan School (Manila, Philippines).

  • COP@20, celebrating 20 years of service!

    Strathmore University's Community Outreach Program (COP), under the Community Service Centre, this year hits its 20 year mark. A big year, worthy of celebration!

  • From Asturias to Kinshasa: the work of a dentist in Congo

    Dr. Ignacio Martínez, a stomatologist, who lives in Oviedo and has his practice in Avilés, has been collaborating with Monkole Hospital in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, since August 2016. He usually stays in Kinshasa for a month, during his holiday leave, to do a social work that has been awarded by the Asturias Dentists Association.

  • 14 February: Women in Opus Dei

  • Leaving Opus Dei

  • Joining and leaving Opus Dei

  • Women in Opus Dei (14 February 1930)

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  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo website
  • Romana, Bulletin of the Opus Dei Prelature
  • St. Josemaria Institute
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