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The Da Vinci Code and claims about the new cabinet minister, Ruth Kelly, have put Opus Dei in the headlines. What sort of organisation is it today? By Michael Walsh, from The Tablet, The International Catholic Weekly.

Fine article that discusses the problems with Opus Dei in Glasgow, Scotland. From The Scotsman, Scotland, UK.

Review of Maria del Carmen Tapia's book "Beyond the Threshold: A Life in Opus Dei." With a link to the first chapter of the book. [New York Times]

Article that discusses Justice Antonin Scalia's involvement in Opus Dei and the effects that such involvement may have on the US Supreme Court and the US legal system.By Mike Whitney; Counterpunch political newsletter, Weekend Edition.

Collection of articles, most of them sharply critical of the organization.

As Opus Dei's founder is canonized, Catholics wonder if the secretive lay group will one day help pick the next Pope; from Time Magazine - Europe

Article questioning the many problematic aspects of Opus Dei at Harvard and the Boston area. From BustedHalo, Paulist Young Adult Ministries, New York City.

Independent and critical information about the sect.

excellent article detailing Opus Dei's cultic aspects, recruiting techniques, infiltration activities, financial assets and worldwide operations. From Bloomberg.com.

Lesley Hickson's terraced house looks like all its neighbours - with nothing to identify it as an Opus Dei centre. Article details the self-torture in the Opus Dei cult. From The Sunday Mail, UK.

Report on the controversial canonization of Josemaria Escriva. RealAudio. [Weekend Edition]

A cartoon depicting Muhammed in hell has been published by an Italian magazine close to Opus Dei, bringing angry criticism from Muslim groups and disapproval from the Vatican. From The Guardian Unlimited.

The conservative Roman Catholic group which gained international notoriety in The Da Vinci Code is too secretive for its own good. [Reuters]

An Opus Dei official in Spain was anxious to convince an English reporter that there is nothing unusual about the organisation. [Telegraph]

Documents, testimonies, analysis & information about the Opus Dei cult.

Written by Father James Martin, an Associate Editor at America Magazine in New York City, USA.

US-based non profit organization provides information, outreach and support to those adversely impacted by the cult.

American Political Science Association, Wash DC, USA; Panel "Comparative Political Manifestations of the Roman Catholic Church", 2nd draft, 1:30 PM

Members of the conservative Roman Catholic group Opus Dei occupy leadership positions throughout the church. The late Pope John Paul II made the founder a saint in 2004. But critics of the movement accuse Opus Dei of unscrupulous brainwashing. From NPR; requires RealPlayer.

He was groomed for the Papacy, long before he was elected Pope, by the ultra-right-wing sect Opus Dei. From Counterpounch.org.

Transcript of PBS program which interviewed both members and critics. [Religion and Ethics Newsweekly]

Essay from the Earth Edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Run by the BBC, UK.