COMMENTARY: Pope St. John Paul II called him ‘the saint of ordinary life,’ but we could also name him the apostle of the laity.

Pope John Paul II blesses pilgrims at the end of the canonization Mass for Opus Dei founder Msgr. Josemaría Escrivá Oct. 6, 2002, outside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (CNS from pool) ...

Roberts, who, like Vance, is Catholic, “gets his spiritual direction from the Opus Dei hub in DC and last year praised its controversial founder in a speech,” referring to the Catholic ...

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. Under Pope John Paul II, Escrivá was canonized, and ...

Opus Dei — Work of God in Latin — was founded by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in 1928, and has 90,000 members in 70 countries.

Today the Catholic Church honors St. Josemaría Escrivá de Balaguer y Albás (1902–1975), Spanish priest, founder of Opus Dei, and author of “The Way” (1934), a book that continues to be of ...

Opus Dei - Work of God in Latin - was founded by the Spanish priest Josemaría Escrivá in 1928, and has 90,000 members in 70 countries.

It would be a waste of time and would give rise to indiscretions. — from Opus Dei founder Monsignor Josemaria Escriva’s 1934 book, The Way. — They’re talking.

Talk about who Opus Dei is, and this real fascist trend with in the church and what it means in terms of Pope Francis. MATTHEW FOX: Well, the founder of Opus Dei was a Spanish priest named Escrivá.

As they’re canonized together today, it’s worth recalling that both Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI had an affection for Opus Dei.

On one level, the canonization represents a wrong finally righted. On another, it is an occasion for Francis to confront the darkness of the late 1970s—the struggles he faced, the decisions he made.

The founder of Opus Dei, known for this sentient quote: “Sanctify your daily life, and sanctify yourself in and through that daily life,” was beatified on May 17, 1992, and canonized on ...