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Opus Dei briefs the Pope on Argentina “controversies” amid labor exploitation allegations
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ROME.- Pope Leon XIV received this Monday to the top of Opus Dei, with whom he spoke, among other issues, of the judicial case he faces in Argentina following an investigation by LA NACÓN that, in May 2021, uncovered the claim of 43 women who claim to have worked for free for this conservative group. During the hearing, in which the Pontiff received his number one, Spanish Monsignor Fernando Ocáriz, along with his number two, Argentine Monsignor…
Opus Dei briefs the Pope on Argentina “controversies” amid labor exploitation allegations
Pope Leo XIV on Monday met with Opus Dei Prelate Fernando Ocáriz, as the organization’s leadership presented its “institutional perspective” on “certain controversies” in Argentina, against the backdrop of ongoing allegations involving domestic servitude and human trafficking.
The Pope said this Monday to the Prelate of Opus Dei that “the process of adapting the statutes is still under study and that the date of publication cannot yet be foreseen”. He told the Prelate of Opus Dei, Fernando Ocáriz, with whom he met this Monday in the Vatican. Leo XIV also heard the explanations of the prelature about “some specific disputes in Argentina”, where a judicial investigation initiated by a complaint that wants to clarify whe…
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Pope Leo XIV receives Msgr. Fernando Ocáriz, the prelate of Opus Dei, at the Vatican on Feb. 16, 2026. Pope Francis moved the prelature’s Vatican oversight from the office for bishops to that of clergy, triggering an ongoing review and rewrite of its governing norms.
The Supreme Pontiff addressed with the Opus Dei authorities the case for alleged labour exploitation in Argentina and the reform of statutes.
The Pontiff held a hearing with the highest authorities of the prelature and discussed the investigation into alleged trafficking in persons initiated following complaints by women who claimed to have worked without remuneration. They also discussed the reform of the statutes and the current challenges of the religious institution. Read more
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