The Pope speaks to more than 15.000 at the closing of the Year for Priests

About 15,000 priests participated in the Vatican in a special ceremony to end the Year for Priests. The pope has answer questions presented by five of them about priesthood, celibacy, vocations and theology.
Tags: Priesthood, Benedict XVI, Rome

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May 17, 1992: Beatification of Josemaria Escriva

A short videoclip of shots from the beatification of Josemaria Escriva and Pope John Paul II’s words before saying the “Regina Caeli”. It is time to pray the Regina Caeli, a beautiful antiphon that magnificently expresses the joy of our Saviour’s Mother at her Son’s Resurrection, [...]
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Josemaria Escriva, a man of contrasts

When I started work on a biography of Josemaria Escriva (El Hombre de Villa Tevere / “The Man of Villa Tevere”, 1995), the most troubling question in my mind was whether or not there was a “man” to write about; whether, now that the living [...]
Tags: History, books, Opus Dei, Rome

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Pope invites young people to share universal Catholic mentality of St. Josemaria

Greetings to the universities from different countries that are participating in the International congress promoted by the Prelature of Opus Dei.
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A desire of St Josemaria

A long-standing desire of St Josemaria effected by Bishop Alvaro del Portillo The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome has celebrated its 25th anniversary. For this reason, the academic year 2009-2010 was inaugurated on November 4, 2009 with a solemn commemoration of these twenty-five [...]
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University of the Holy Cross, Rome

The Pontifical University of the Holy Cross realizes the desire of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, Founder of Opus Dei, to set up a center for university studies in Rome that would serve the whole Church by means of a broad and thorough work of research and [...]
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The prelatic church of Our Lady of Peace

The body of St Josemaria rests in a casket under the altar of the Church of Our Lady of Peace, where people from all over the world come to pray for God’s grace.
Tags: Opus Dei prelature, Our Lady of Peace, Rome

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A 5-meter, 32-ton Saint, on DVD

A new statue adorns the outside of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome: one of St Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei. The statue of the smiling saint with his arms open in welcome, accompanied by two angels, was put in place on August 30, 2005 [...]
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Pope blesses statue of Saint Josemaría at Saint Peter’s Basilica

Rome, September 14, 2005. This morning the Holy Father blessed a statue of Saint Josemaría, the founder of Opus Dei, which was placed in a niche on the outside of the Vatican Basilica on August 30. The statue stands in an area allotted to statues [...]
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Statue of Saint Josemaría in Saint Peter’s Basilica

On August 30 a statue of Saint Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer, founder of Opus Dei, was placed on the outside of Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome. The 5-metre marble statue stands in a niche on the outside of the left transept of the Basilica, also known as [...]
Tags: Rome, Pictures and statues of St Josemaria Escriva