Neocatechumenal Way

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Neocatechumenal Way

Logo of the Neocatechumenal Way
Abbreviation	NCW
Formation	1964
Founders	Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández
Type	Sect[1][2][3][4][disputed – discuss]
Headquarters	Madrid, Rome
Website	neocatechumenaleiter.org/en

The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, or NCW is a sect in the Catholic Church for faith formation.^[5] It is inspired by the catechumenate of the early Catholic Church where converts from paganism were 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

The Neocatechumenate began in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.