The Vir fidelis multum laudabitur conference was a tremendous success with noteworthy attendance. It was held from March 12th to the 14th 2014 on the occasion of the upcoming Beatification ceremony and centennial marking the birth of Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo, first University Grand Chancellor. Sessions were followed by an alert and attentive audience, and expounded upon this personage by focusing on three major dimensions of his life: his relationship to Opus Dei, his love of the Church, and his spiritual teachings. Accounts were supported by personal testimonies, making the audience ever more aware of the historical dimension to the Communion of Saints. Pope Francis himself wished to express his thoughts, prayers and appreciation by way of a telegram from the Secretary of State.