Introducing Untold: Opus Dei

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🗓️ 23 March 2026

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Introducing Opus Dei, a new season of Untold from the Financial Times. Host Antonia Cundy uncovers the cultural and political influence of a controversial Catholic organisation in America. Opus Dei exists to help people get closer to God, but some members say they found other agendas – and unexpected harm – entangled in that spiritual mission. The first episode of Untold: Opus Dei launches March 25.

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0:00.0	Opus Day is a controversial Catholic group known for its orthodoxy and discipline.
0:06.0	Aristocracy of blood, intelligence and wealth. We want only the best, only the best for God.
0:13.4	There's always been an idea in Opus Day of trying to be near the best, the elite of society.
0:22.5	I'm Antonia Kundi. I'm a journalist with The Financial Times.
0:26.5	On the latest season of The Untold podcast, I investigate how Opus Day has become central
0:31.7	to the American conservative movement.
0:34.2	We were the closest tabernacle to the White House.
0:37.0	From small town chapels to Ivy League
0:39.2	universities and Washington's corridors of power, this is a story about Opus Day and the role
0:45.2	it's playing in reshaping America. Officially, no. Opus Day does not get involved with politics.
0:51.6	Opus City does not discuss politics. Opus cities not convey political views.
0:55.6	Unofficially, though, completely different story. From the Financial Times, Untold Opus Day
1:01.3	is out March 25th. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.

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