Opus Dei is heading towards its greatest transformation since the death of St. Josemaría Escrivá. The new statutes, which divide the Work into three distinct entities, will mark the end of that “unity of spirit and government” that for almost a century defined its identity.
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The Incarnate Word in Mendoza: vandalism, impunity and contempt for the rules
Once again, the facts speak for themselves. The recent episode denounced in Mendoza, where members of the Institute of the Incarnate Word would have vandalized a nature reserve, constitutes further proof of this attitude of contempt for the rules, that conviction that no rule applies to them and that they are above all law, whether civil or ecclesiastical.
Source: La Nación
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The Guardian – Nuns vs the Vatican: documentary alleges sexual abuse and misconduct in the Catholic church
From The Guardian (9 september 2025)
Toronto film festival: a new film follows women who claim to have been abused by a former Jesuit priest
A complicated stain on Pope Francis’s legacy is further explored in Nuns vs the Vatican, a sensitive and unsettling documentary following women whose sexual abuse allegations were long ignored by the Catholic church, and the broader system that protects and enables predators within.
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Father Antony del Castillo (IVE): sent to Peru after sex scandal, reappears on Instagram as if nothing had happened
A few weeks ago we reported on the scandal involving Father Antony del Castillo, a priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), who had relations with a young woman of just 18 years of age in the framework of a summer oratory organized by the Servants of the Lord and of the Virgin of Matará (SSVM) in Jonzac.
At that time, the Institute reacted by urgently transferring the priest to Peru, in what seemed to be a disciplinary and preventive measure. However, reality shows another side.
A video on Instagram from Peru
Antony del Castillo himself recently posted on his Instagram account a video recorded from Peru, showing himself relaxed, speaking in French, without alluding at all to the scandal that motivated him to be evacuated from France. The publication has caused outrage among those who know the case, as it shows that there is no real sanction or recognition of the seriousness of the facts.
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Sex scandal: Father Antony del Castillo (IVE), priest of the Institute of the Incarnate Word, is urgently transferred to Peru
Recently, a serious case involving Father Antony del Castillo, a priest belonging to the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), has come to light. According to various sources, Castillo’s father would have had sexual relations with an 18-year-old girl, in circumstances that point to a possible exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
The sexual relations would have occurred in the context of the summer oratory, organized by the congregation of the Servants of the Lord and the Virgin of Matará in Jonzac (Diocese of La Rochelle, in France), where the reported events took place.
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Turin and Granada: the IVE faces new expulsions
In recent weeks, two European dioceses have informed the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE) that it will not be able to continue its pastoral presence in the future: Turin, in Italy, and Granada, in Spain. Although the priests of the Institute are currently still in their respective destinations, the expulsion notices have already been delivered and the news has been made public in both cases.
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On the street without social security and with only 500 euros after 20 years as a nun
Today, different media in Spain echoed the story of the former Sister Fidelis, thus joining many victims around the world who denounce exactly the same thing. Without going any further, in Mendoza, Argentina, the SSVM are on trial for abandonment of person and moral damages of the former Sr. Piaghe, who was also more than 25 years and got sick inside. Today she must face the courts without her superiors having the slightest charity to face the damages they caused. In Spain they interviewed the former Sister Fidelis who had the courage to tell us her story. Here we replicate that of the media “La voz de Galicia”, although the news has been published in different media in Spain.
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A statue, a lie: the IVE quietly prepares its rewriting of history
In the circles of the Institute of the Incarnate Word (IVE), it has emerged that a statue of St. John Paul II dressed in the chasuble of the institute itself has been manufactured and is destined to be installed soon in its church in Manresa, Spain.
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Article by 3cat.cat (Spain): “This is how the IVE congregation acts, accused of manipulating girls in Vic and Girona: ‘If necessary, escape from home’”
After years of accumulating complaints, Pope Francis has removed the leadership of the congregation, founded 40 years ago by a man convicted of sexual abuseMarta Freixanet/Ferran Moreno (16/01/2025 – Updated 17/04/2025)
“The message didn’t say anything, just a location.” And yet, Adriana was clear: her sister had gotten into trouble. He did not hesitate and took the first flight to come and help him. He traveled from the United States to Manresa, a place he had never heard of. The surprise was even greater when he saw that the address was from the parish of La Merced de Manresa .
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Sodalitium of Christian Life signs its decree of suppression
Source: Vatican News
At the headquarters of the Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life in the Vatican, they signed the decree of suppression as a society of lay apostolic life: “We also ask forgiveness from the whole Church and society for the pain caused.” Among the reasons for the suppression was the lack of foundational charisma.
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