Catholic lay organisations

This a list of organisations convering Catholic laity. It aims to list a ecclesial movements of unspecified standing. For international Catholic movements that have received official approval by the Catholic Church, see Directory of International Associations of the Faithful.

List of Catholic lay organisations

• Apostolate for Family Consecration: Founded in the USA in 1975 by Jerry and Gwen Coniker. Mission: Bringing families deeper into their faith.
• Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Around 70 million Roman Catholics worldwide have been active in this movement, founded in the USA in 1967 among college students. Mission: A renewal of faith through personal and communal experience of the Holy Spirit.
  • Catholic Fraternity (Catholic Fraternity), International charismatic association recognized by the Catholic Church
  • Scalabrini Lay Association (Scalabrini Lay Association), International association that do pastoral care for the migrants recognized by the Catholic Church
  • International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS), International charismatic association recognized by the Catholic Church
• Catholic Worker Movement: Founded in the USA in 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin, this movement works for peace and the equal distribution of goods. There are 185 local communities providing social services. Mission: Hospitality towards those on the margin of society.
• World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW), somewhat similar international association to the above, recognized by the Catholic Church
• International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW), somewhat similar international association to the above, recognized by the Catholic Church
• Madonna House Apostolate: Founded in Canada in 1947 by Catherine Doherty, this community of priests and lay persons has established missionary field houses worldwide. Mission: Loving Jesus Christ in daily life by serving the poor and living the Gospel.

Canonically irregular

• Society of Saint Pius X
• Catholics for Choice

See also

• Catholic laity
• Catholic charities

References

Catholic laity
Associtions pertaining to lay members of the Catholic Church who are not part of the clergy nor ordained members of religious institutes
Third orders	Oblates of Saint Benedict Lay Carmelites Minims Third Order Mercedarian Third Order Premonstratensian Third Order Secular Augustinian Recollects Secular Franciscan Order Secular Order of Discalced Carmelites Servite Secular Order The Order Secular of the Most Holy Trinity Third Order of Saint Augustine Third Order of Saint Francis Third Order of Saint Dominic Association of Salesian Cooperators
Personal ordinariates and prelatures	Military ordinariates Opus Dei Anglican Use: Chair of Saint Peter, Our Lady of the Southern Cross, Our Lady of Walsingham Saint John Mary Vianney (Personal Apostolic Administration)
International associations of the faithful	Chemin Neuf Community Christian Life Community (CVX) Christian Life Movement (CLM) Cooperators of Opus Dei Couples for Christ Cursillo Communion and Liberation Emmanuel Community Focolare Movement Heralds of the Gospel International Alliance of Catholic Knights International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements International Catholic Conference of Scouting International Federation of Catholic Universities International Kolping Society International Union of Catholic Esperantists International Union of European Guides and Scouts Lay Claretian Movement L'Arche International Legion of Mary Militia Christi Militia of the Immaculata Neocatechumenal Way Pax Romana Priests for Life Regnum Christi Sant'Egidio Community SIGNIS Schoenstatt Movement Teams of Our Lady Teresian Association Union of Catholic Apostolate Worldwide Marriage Encounter
Other associations of the faithful	Apostolate for Family Consecration Catholic Charismatic Renewal Catholic Christian Outreach Catholic Worker Movement Fellowship of Catholic University Students Madonna House Military ordinariates NET Ministries Queen of Angels Foundation
Confraternities	Confraternities of the Cord Confraternity of Catholic Saints Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Confraternity of the Rosary Confraternity of Penitents
Other associations	Notre-Dame de Chrétienté
See also	Catholic charities Catholic campus ministry Catholic youth work
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