History of The Neocatechumenal Way
The Neocatechumenal Way arose in 1964 through the work of Francisco "Kiko" Argüello and Carmen Hernández to evangelize the slums of Madrid. As time passed, their message was embodied in a catechetical synthesis, founded on what they called the "tripod" ("Word of God-Liturgy-Community"), seeking to lead people to fraternal communion and mature faith.
This new catechetical experience, born in the wake of the Second Vatican Council, attracted the interest of Madrid's Archbishop, es:Casimiro Morcillo, who encouraged Argüello to spread it to parishes that asked for it. The Way thus spread gradually through the Archdiocese of Madrid and to other Spanish dioceses.
In 1968, Argüello and Hernández arrived in Rome and settled in the Borghetto Latino. With the permission of Angelo Dell'Acqua, Vicar-General of Rome, the first catechesis began in the parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs.
Since then, the Way has continued to spread to dioceses and mission countries around the world.
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