The words “Opus Dei” appear nowhere outside the Opus Dei house, which has 10 bedrooms and a semi-circular driveway that fills with cars on meeting nights.

In Dan Brown's best-selling thriller, "The Da Vinci Code," Opus Dei is depicted as a dark and mysterious cult within the Roman Catholic Church, a secretive society of men and women who have sought ...

Opus Dei, which means “God’s Work,” claims 84,000 members worldwide, including 1,800 priests. ... live in group houses for men or women, ...

Today there are more than 200 houses of Opus Dei throughout the world, with four classes of membership. Top class is called Numeraries—an estimated 7,000 members of the professions ...

Tammy DiNicola was introduced to the group when a member she met at Boston College brought her to functions at the Opus Dei house. She remembers being idealistic and looking for a way to serve God.

She laughed, nervously. Even disclosures about some of Opus Dei’s more unusual activities, such as the self-mortification practiced by some members, have spawned in-house wisecracks and a new ...

Lourdes Creus, the late Opus Dei member’s sister, explained that Our Lady is ‘geared round helping families build a ...

Opus Dei explained in its information and context website that "the houses function as a family or community of solidarity where everyone has the same comforts, even if their contribution is ...

The Prelature of Opus Dei in Argentina has “categorically denied the accusations of human trafficking and labor exploitation” made by a group of women that was made public in recent days due ...

A celebrity who adopts Opus Dei can be confident that, with a membership representing about 0.001% of the population, they are joining the American Express Black Card of religious movements.