Number of articles: 65

Statement regarding Opus Dei, Saint Josemaria Escriva, and Roland Joffe's film "There Be Dragons"

The U.S. communications office of Opus Dei has received some media inquiries about the upcoming movie "There Be Dragons," directed by Roland Joffe. Opus Dei’s founder, Saint Josemaria Escriva, is one of the main characters in the film.

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Statement from the Rome Press Office of the Prelature of Opus Dei

This statement responds to some inquiries about the nature of the Prelature occasioned by the Apostolic Constitution "Anglicanorum coetibus."

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Saint Josemaría Escrivá and the Jewish people

A statement and documentation concerning false allegations that appear occasionally claiming that St. Josemaria was a ‘holocaust denier’, or in some degree sympathetic to Hitler.

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International Conference in Rome for Church Communicators

Catholic Church communications officials from around the world will meet in Rome in April for a conference on how to spread the Church's message in an era of conflict and controversy.

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Video interview: Opus Dei and The Da Vinci Code movie

We have been asked many questions about Opus Dei's attitude towards the forthcoming Sony film, 'The Da Vinci Code.' We offer an interview with US spokesperson Terri Carron.

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Sony's Other Code

Press Release from the Communications Office of Opus Dei, Rome, on the screening of The Da Vinci Code. Has Sony followed its own corporate "Code of Conduct" concerning respect for religious belief?

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Opus Dei and Corporal Mortification

The Da Vinci Code has drawn attention to the Catholic custom of corporal mortification. Rev. Michael Barrett, a priest of Opus Dei, answers questions.

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Opus Dei New York Communications Office: Press Statement on The Da Vinci Code and Harambee

Statement on the occasion of the "Harambee Celebration" at the Dahesh Museum (580 Madison Avenue), May 15, 2006.

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Video on Harambee (Low and high quality)

Harambee promotes educational programs and development projects in the sub-Saharan region of Africa and about Africa. This is a promotional video which can be freely previewed by everyone. Journalists may request the high quality version (DV format).

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Three years with the Da Vinci Code

How has the Office of Information of Opus Dei responded to The Da Vinci Code? We offer here the text of a talk given to a group of professional journalists explaining the public relations plan begun three years ago.

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