They were the most normal people in the world. And yet, the way they died, was two of them tried to save the life of the ...

You may have heard about Opus Dei: the theologically conservative, secretive religious organization. It was made famous in "The Da Vinci Code," the novel by Dan Brown that became a hit movie. That ...

In another nod to tradition, the American pope opted to sing — not recite — the Regina Caeli prayer in his first Sunday blessing and dedicated one of his first audiences to the head of Opus Dei, the ...

A coalition of survivors of clergy sexual abuse are demanding that cardinals entering the conclave will pick a pope who will adopt a universal zero-tolerance policy for abuse.

Opus Dei is a Catholic group whose stated goal is to "contribute to that evangelizing mission of the Church, by fostering among Christians of all social classes a life fully consistent with their ...

U.S. headquarters of Opus Dei is in Chicago, with other leading branches in Washington, D.C., Boston and Madison, Wis. U.S. membership is still small—not more than 200.

The reader will encounter in these pages a frenetic journey through the last near-century of the Catholic Church’s only personal prelature, Opus Dei. Many will be familiar with how Opus Dei has ...

Conservator Corrine Long, of Dover, N.H., restores nearly 300-year-old painted angels on walls of Old North Church, Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) ...

By focusing on the most salacious parts of its history, as well as recent U.S. politics, the book Opus doesn't shed much light on the lingering questions around Opus Dei or its place in the church ...

The Catholic organization Opus Dei was born amid conspiracy theories. Its founder, Josemaría Escrivá, had struggled to win converts to his group — envisioned as a lay entity within the ...

Founded in 1928 by the Spanish priest Jose María Escribá Albás, Opus Dei has been a controversial source of power in the church for decades.

Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, the prelate of Opus Dei, said the institution he has led since January 2017 “does not want to be an exception” in the Church.