Not long after she was recruited at age 15, Anne Marie was taken on a trip to Rome, where she signed vows to become an ...

My Lost Years at the Heart of Opus Dei documents her almost seven years, from the age of 15, in the secretive Catholic ...

The rationale given to them by their "local director" — the head numerary tasked with watching over them and passing down orders from national headquarters — was that their real families were ...

Numeraries contacted say they lead fulfilled, happy lives. Opus Dei's national spokesman, Brian Finnerty, a numerary member himself, says the group respects the freedom of its members and ...

There were approximately 4,000 Numerary Assistants worldwide as of 2005, according to Opus Dei: An objective look behind the myths and reality of the most controversial force in the Catholic ...

From left to right, Lucia Gimenez, Alicia Torancio, and Beatriz Delgado, former Opus Dei numerary assistants, pose for a photo in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021. The women have ...

On May 18 in Madrid, Guadalupe Ortiz de Landazuri, a laywoman, will become the first numerary of Opus Dei to be beatified. A chemist, university teacher, and close associate of St. Josemaría ...

Then I had to make the choice between being a Supernumerary member, which meant I could marry and raise a family or a Numerary member which meant accepting celibacy. It was a big decision for me. I ...

By 16 she had become an 'assistant numerary' within the organisation. During her years with Opus Dei, she worked from early morning until late evening in places like the organisation's students ...

Financial education at primary school level is now offered by the FNB Edulution Centre at St Barnabas Primary, inaugurated earlier this week. The centre is supported by the FirstRand Namibia ...