Opus Dei is at its core an alleged abusive cult that preys on vulnerable individuals and even children to fill its numerary ranks — the celibate men and women charged with doing all the work, ...

Opus Dei's national spokesman, Brian Finnerty, a numerary member himself, says the group respects the freedom of its members and potential members.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ann Marie Allen was 15 when she joined training course at an Opus Dei-run catering school. By 16 she had become an 'assistant numerary' within the organisation. During her years with Opus Dei, she ...

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 ...

Opus Dei had as of 2005 some 4,000 numerary assistants, all women, whose full-time, paid jobs are to care for the Opus centres, doing laundry, cleaning and cooking for the numeraries and priests ...

Parents of a 25-year-old woman who claim their daughter has been confined illegally by a secretive Catholic Church movement, Opus Dei, have sought the court's intervention to have their child back.