Neocatechumenal Way
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The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW is an itinerary/process in the Catholic Church for faith formation.[3] It is inspired by the catechumenate of the early Catholic Church where converts from paganism are able to be prepared for baptism through a process of faith formation. This post-baptismal formation helps deepen the faith for adults that have already been baptized, and provides basic instruction to those that are far from the Church.[4] This itinerary of formation adapts the rites of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) for those that have already been baptized, without repeating the sacrament of baptism.[5]
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Abbreviation | NCW |
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Formation | 1964 |
Founders | Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández |
Type | Cult/Sect[1][2] |
Headquarters | Madrid, Rome |
Website | neocatechumenaleiter |
The Neocatechumenate was begun in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández.[6] It is implemented in small, parish-based communities of up to 50 people. In 2007 there were around 20,000 such communities throughout the World, with an estimated million Catholics following the itinerary.[7] The Neocatechumenal Way has always placed a strong emphasis on New Evangelization, administering over 100 missionary diocesan seminaries, as well as sending families in mission around the world, to be a Catholic presence in secularized places.