Francisco Faus
O Pe. Francisco Faus, nascido em Barcelona em 1931, é sacerdote da prelazia do Opus Dei.
É licenciado em Direito pela Universidade de Barcelona e Doutor em Direito Canônico pela Universidade de São Tomás de Aquino de Roma. Ordenado sacerdote em 1955, reside, desde 1961, em São Paulo, onde exerce uma intensa atividade de formação cristã e atenção espiritual entre estudantes universitários e profissionais.
Também se dedica ao atendimento espiritual de sacerdotes e seminaristas.
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