Ruth Kelly has tried to unknot the ties between her new job and her sympathy with the Catholic group Opus Dei. From The Guardian Unlimited.

Controversy surrounds this organisation and its founder. [BBC News]

Former member and journalist discuss problems with the Opus Dei cult and problematic aspects of group. From The BBC Radio 4; requires RealPlayer.

Story about an Opus Dei cardinal facing accusations of complicity in a massacre and of collaboration in the possible assassination of his Jesuit predecessor. From Chiesa, Espress Online, Rome, Italy.

Suggests that Robert Hanssen's motivation to betray his country was his allegiance to the ultraconservative Catholic organization. [JINN Magazine]

from The Guardian

Article looking at the intersection of Opus Dei, CIA, dictatorial regimes and the Knights of Malta as they attempt to fight liberation theology throughout the world. Opus Dei is mentioned in the second part of the article. From Mother Jones, USA.

Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." Includes a link to the first chapter of the book. [Washington Post]

Ruth Kelly says the Catholic group's support is a private matter, but it is surrounded by a reactionary miasma. By Michael Walsh, author of an excellent book on the Opus Dei cult. From The Guardian Unlimited, UK.

From the European Institute of Protestant Studies; good article detailing the organization.

A report on the controversy surrounding the secretive organisation and the meteoric rise of its founder to canonisation. [BBC News]

The high-profile Opus Dei priest preaches good news to the rich, and wants to throw Catholics who disagree with him out of the Church. [Slate]

Opus Dei has been accused of secrecy, paranoia toward outsiders and cult-like recruiting practices. This week we take a look at the history of Opus Dei and its founder, from Radio National, Australia.

Report by Gordon Urquhart which focuses on Opus Dei's direct involvement in politics.

The Opus Dei cult attempts to crush free expression by taking a small, underfunded French publisher to court over a fictional book. States that the book "questions the honor" of the cult. From Rue 89, Paris, France.

The gap between rich and poor is widening, and more Salvadorans are dying of violent acts than during the civil war. The martyred Oscar Romero's successor is an Opus Dei man who preaches individual salvation and attempts to squash liberation theology. [The Tablet]

Opus Dei, a mysterious arm of the Catholic Church, has been thrust under the spotlight. So what is known about the group?

Senator Brownback, an Opus Dei cult member, attempts to merge church and state by trying to change the US Constitution using a report from an Opus Dei-backed think tank. From AlterNet.

A powerful faction of religious and political conservatives is waging a latter-day counterreformation, battling widespread efforts to liberalize the American Catholic Church. Fr. C. John McCloskey and Opus Dei discussed throughout the article. [Boston Globe Magazine]

Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold." [National Catholic Reporter]

The Opus Dei cult fails in its bid to open a school for recruiting purposes in Potsdam, Germany. From. Deutsche Welle

Article looking at the problems that Opus Dei has caused. Also details mysterious finances in New Jersey, USA. The Daily Princetonian.

It's one of the most mysterious and controversial groups in the world, and it's sanctioned by the Vatican! To the critics, Opus Dei is a secretive cult, where members are brainwashed. From WHDH-TV, Boston.