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Pope Francis changes canon law on Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures

August 8, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

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Rome Newsroom, Aug 8, 2023 / 10:00 am (CNA).
Pope Francis changed canon law on Tuesday regarding the governance of Opus Dei and any future personal prelatures…. […]

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Opus Dei announces an extraordinary general congress to change its statutes

October 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Rome Newsroom, Oct 5, 2022 / 22:00 pm (CNA).
The prelate of Opus Dei, Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, announced in a letter Oct. 5 that he will convene an extraordinary gene… […]

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