- Community of Sant'Egidio
Movement of Catholic lay people dedicated to evangelization and charity in Rome and throughout the world. Offered in several European languages.
www.santegidio.org
- Legion of Mary
Apostolic organization of lay people working to give glory to God through the sanctification of its members.
www.legionofmary.org
- Neocatechumenal Way
Official site for the Catholic movement begun in Spain during the 1960s. Also in six other European languages.
www.camminoneocatecumenale.it
- Community of Saint John
Religious brothers, sisters, and laity who aim to live the evangelical counsels revealed in the Gospel of St. John. Also in French, Dutch, and Spanish.
www.stjean.com
- Apostolicam Actuositatem
The Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, solemnly promulgated by Pope Paul VI on November 18, 1965.
www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_de...
- Brothers and Sisters of Penance of St. Francis
Members live a modern adaptation of primitive Rule for Penitents written in the time of St. Francis. Contains a monthly newsletter.
www.bspenance.org
- One Bread Lay Apostolate
Catholic evangelical organization dedicated to Christian unity in accordance with the will of Christ that all his followers be one.
1bread.catholic.org
- Communion and Liberation (CL)
Official site for the international Catholic ecclesial movement. Also in Italian and Spanish.
www.comunione-liberazione.org
- Regnum Christi
Apostolic movement, founded in 1959, at the service of mankind and the Catholic Church. Also in Spanish and Italian.
www.regnumchristi.com
- Community of the Beatitudes
Community of religious and lay people devoted to contemplative prayer and service in the world.
www.beatitudes.us
- Emmanuel Community
Catholic association of Christians of all states of life: lay people, both married and single; men and women consecrated in celibacy; and priests.
www.emmanuelcommunity.com
- Meeting With Ecclesial Movements
Address given by Pope John Paul II, on May 30, 1998, to the founders, leaders, and members of the new Catholic communities and movements.
www.cin.org/jp2/movement98.html
- Catholic and Pseudo-Catholic Movements
Offers extensive documentation on several movements.
www.unitypublishing.com/NewReligiousMovements.html
- Dramatic Rise of Lay Movements in the Twentieth Century
Envoy Magazine article tracing the growth and development of new movements within the Catholic Church.
www.envoymagazine.com/backissues/article.asp?ID=73
- New Ecclesial Movements and Charisms: Canonical Dimensions
(PDF)
Looks at the reality of these diverse communities and detects what juridical elements are consistently present.
www.clsp.org.ph/docs/2002-charisms.pdf
- Renewed Pentecost: Catholic Movements Called to "A New Dynamism"
Article recounting the 1998 gathering in St. Peter's Square, called by the pope to bring the Church's many movements and ecclesiastical communities together for the first time in Rome.
www.wf-f.org/Liaugminas98.html
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