Opus Dei, the nearly century-old Rome-based personal prelature, has released a lengthy response to the October 2024 book Opus, accusing the book of giving “a false picture of Opus Dei based on ...

In 'Opus," Gareth Gore examines many seminal moments in the history of the controversial Catholic group Opus Dei, arguing that its secretive ways have allowed it to cover up serious scandals.

Opus Dei was founded Oct. 2, 1928, by Father Josemaría Escrivá to help lay Catholics understand the baptismal calling of holiness and evangelization. Sunday, July 13, 2025.

Through it all, Opus Dei sought the protection of powerful men. Not long after Franco’s death in 1975 (the same year Escrivá died), it was a new pope, John Paul II, who provided the ...

Alongside his vast network of dark money organizations and connections to conservative Catholics, Leo has been intimately connected to Opus Dei, to the point, as Gore reports, that a religious ...

In 2003 a diligent member of Opus Dei’s PR team spotted an item in Publisher’s Weekly about a forthcoming novel entitled The Da Vinci Code.After tracking down an advance copy, he discovered to ...

Total Effort. Opus Dei (official title: Sociedad Sacerdotal de la Santa Cruz y del Opus Dei) was founded in Madrid on Oct. 2, 1928. The founder was a young Marist priest, José María Escrivá de ...

What Is Opus Dei and Why Are 43 Argentinian Women Suing The Secretive Catholic Group The name Opus Dei literally translates to 'Work of God' in Latin, reflecting its followers' beliefs.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 14, 2025 / 15:00 pm. Opus Dei, the nearly century-old Rome-based personal prelature, has released a lengthy response to the October 2024 book “Opus,” accusing ...

As it grew, Opus Dei prospered through financial fraud, which funded dorms and universities that recruited male converts. Gore also reports that the leadership appointed and pursued young women to ...