The Pope has recognized the validity of the Neo-Catechumenal Way after 35 years of an experience that began in one of the poorest outskirts the Madrid. It is proposed to everybody but in particular, to people already baptized, but who do not have a sufficient Christian formation. The Neo-Catechumenate is a theological catechetical synthesis, a catechism, a catechumenate for adults, an itinerary of Christian formation for contemporary man. It is an instrument at the service of the bishops in the parishes to help all those return, who have abandoned the faith. The Neocatechumenal way is a help to the parishes to open a way of Christian initiation to baptism, rediscovering what it means to be Christian. Today, many dioceses are trying to begin an itinerary of catechesis for adults. ![]() Because of this, an itinerary of formation to Christianity must be re-opened. Catechesi Tradendae also affirms that the situation of many Christians in the parishes, is that of "quasi-catechumens”. Today’s process of secularization has led many people to abandon the faith and the Church, or to live their faith at a very superficial level. “Catechumenate” comes from the word catecheo, which means “to make resound” and in the passive voice “to listen”. In the midst of paganism, the primitive Church, when someone wanted to become a Christian, invited him to perform an itinerary of formation to Christianity, called “Catechumenate”. In Africa, there are 800 communities, as well as in the Middle East with Lebanon having the highest number of communities. The Way has approximately 1 million members and growing. In 2015 there are 103 Redemptoris Mater (Mother of the Redeemer) seminaries in total. Each community may consist of 20-50 members. The Way is present in all continents, in over 900 diocese, with a total of 40,000 communities in 6,000 parishes. The highest number of communities in the world in a country per capita is found in Malta, which has 100 communities in an island of 400,000 persons, which is the equivalent of twice the number of communities both in Italy and in Spain. The highest number of communities found in Europe (and the World) are found in Italy (10,000 communities) and Spain (7000 communities). ![]() Some statistics of the Way include the following: The Statutes of the Way was approved by the Holy See in 2008, and its Catechetical Directory was approved in 2010. The International Responsible Team includes Kiko Arguello, Carmen Hernandez, and Father Mario Pezzi, a priest of the Diocese of Rome. The Way was founded by Francisco "Kiko" Arguello in 1964 and it's origins began in the slums of Madrid, Spain. For those not familiar with the Neocatechumenal Way, it is an itinerary of Christian formation.
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