Marilyn and Jean-René Philibert: cooperators of Opus Dei
Marilyn and Jean-René Philibert are both cooperators of Opus Dei. Opus Dei has helped them to strenghten their faith, they say, by showing them how to integrate it into their daily lives.
In Jerusalem: Mass with Latin Patriarch
Opus Dei has been present in the Holy Land since 1993. Recently members and friends celebrated the 80th year of Opus Dei's founding with the Latin Patriarch. This video shows how the spirit of Opus Dei helps Christians and non-Christians to be sowers of peace in the homeland of our Lord (8'49'').
Opening of Cause of Canonizaton for the Alviras
In the presence of their eight living children, Cardinal Rouco said that the Alviras are "a twentieth-century example of the need to proclaim and bear witness to the evangelization of the family."
Sam Chen: engineering grad student talks about discovering Catholicism and Opus Dei
VIDEO: an engineering grad student talks about discovering Catholicism and Opus Dei, what attracts him as a non-Christian to religion, and what he has learned living in an Opus Dei student residence.
To Serve the Church
Opus Dei was born in the Church and exists in the Church to serve the Church. In this year marking the 25th anniversary of the Work’s being erected as a personal prelature, we offer an article explaining the relevance of this event.
Msgr. Ocáriz: "Opus Dei Opens its Doors to Everyone"
Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz is a theologian and is also the Vicar General of Opus Dei. This Zenit interview was held on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the establishment of Opus Dei as a personal prelature.
Opus Dei in the Church
On March 19, 1983 in Rome, the handing over of the Bull “Ut Sit” took place. This document from John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a personal prelature. Opus Dei’s only purpose, as the Founder said, “is to serve the Church".
A Brief History of Opus Dei's Canonical Path
A new edition of the short book, The Juridical Mind of St. Josemaria Escriva, by canon law professor, Ernest Caparros has been published on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Opus Dei becoming a personal prelature.
Video: Bishop Alvaro del Portillo receiving the bull "Ut sit"
In 1982, with the Apostolic Constitution, "Ut sit," John Paul II erected Opus Dei as a personal prelature. The following video records the first Prelate, Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, receiving the bull "Ut sit" in the Basilica of Saint Eugene in Rome.
What is the mission of the prelature of Opus Dei? What is special about this mission that is not found in other Church entities?
The mission of the prelature of Opus Dei is the same salvific mission as that of the whole Church, carried out in conformity with a specific charism of sanctification and apostolate in professional work and in the context of ordinary life.