Opus Dei

On October 11, in St. Peter's square, Benedict XVI opened the Year of Faith, on the 50th anniversary of Vatican II. With the Pope's homily from the Mass and video.

Living a life of faith does not mean we understand everything, because human reason is limited and God's wisdom is infinite. St Josemaria talked about this in Santiago, Chile, July 7, 1974.

On October 4, the Pope made a brief visit to the shrine of Loreto to pray for the upcoming Year of Faith and Synod of Bishops.

Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter "Porta Fidei" convoking a Year of Faith that will begin on October 11, 2012 and end on November 24, 2013, feast of Christ the King.

The Prelate asks us to give special thanks to God on a new anniversary of the founding of Opus Dei and the 10th anniversary of October 6, 2002, the day John Paul II canonized Saint Josemaria

Rita Youssif belongs to the Maronite Rite. When still a young girl in Lebanon she had to flee from her village because of the fighting. Despite all the upheavals, she came to realize that God had a plan for her life (Video).

Some images from Bishop Javier Echevarría's August 17-18 pastoral trip to the Netherlands, where he met with hundreds of people.

St Josemaria explains that when one of the baptized tries to be better, through the Communion of Saints he or she is doing good to the whole Church.

"I was 29 and had been in prison for two years. One day a Sister of Charity gave me a book called 'Friends of God'... ".

Alik and Timur, who are Muslims, and Kami, a Turkish Orthodox, talk about their interaction with Catholics in Nideck, a student residence in Strasbourg run by people of Opus Dei.