

Edward Pentin
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@EdwardPentin
Senior Vatican correspondent @NCRegister, author, and co-founder of https://t.co/Qu51awv2Ud




















Pope Leo XIV today received in private audience London-based financial journalist Gareth Gore, author of the 2024 “exposé” on Opus Dei, “Opus: dark money, a secretive cult, and its mission to remake our world.” Gore, who has called Opus Dei an “abusive cult,” has in the last year written several articles on the organization for the progressive-leaning National Catholic Reporter and appeared on numerous podcasts to promote the book. In a response issued shortly after the book’s release, Opus Dei said Gore’s work “gives a false picture of Opus Dei based on distorted facts, conspiracy theories and outright lies.” Pope Leo XIV has met with Opus Dei leadership twice since his election (in May 2025 & Feb 2026) to discuss the ongoing revision of their statutes, a process that began under Pope Francis. @HolySeePress spokesman Matteo Bruni has not yet responded to questions regarding Pope Leo’s meeting today with the British journalist.







