Untold: Opus Dei - Introducing Untold: Opus Dei

Episode Date: March 11, 2026

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 on March 25. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Pocket Casts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Opus Day is a controversial Catholic group, known for its orthodoxy and discipline. Aristocracy of blood, intelligence, and wealth. We want only the best, only the best for God. There's always been an idea in Opus Day of trying to be near the best, the elite of society. I'm Antonia Kundi. I'm a journalist with the Financial Times. On the latest season of The Untold podcast, I investigate how Opus Day has, has become central to the American conservative movement. We were the closest tabernacle to the White House.

From small town chapels to Ivy League universities and Washington's corridors of power, this is a story about Opus Day and the role it's playing in reshaping America. Officially, no. Opus Day does not get involved with politics. Opus City does not discuss politics. Opusity does not convey political views. Unofficially, though, completely different story.

From the Financial Times, Untold Opus Day is out March 25th. Find it wherever you get your podcasts.