The Directory of International Associations of the Faithful, published by the Pontifical Council for the Laity

Pontifical Council for the Laity

The Pontifical Council for the Laity has the responsibility of assisting the Pope in his dealings with the laity in lay ecclesial movements or individually, and their contributions to the Church. The Cardinal President of the Council is Cardinal Stanisław Ryłko. The Secretary is Bishop Josef...

, lists the international associations of the faithful

Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement

Lay ecclesial movements are one form of associations of the faithful of the Catholic Church.Associations of the faithful are groups of baptized Catholics, clerics or laity or both together, who jointly foster a more perfect life or promote public worship or Christian teaching, or who devote...

 in the Catholic Church that have been granted official recognition. It gives the official name, acronym, date of establishment, history, identity, organization, membership, works, publications, and website of the communities and movements.

Recognition of similar national associations as Catholic is granted by the country's Episcopal Conference

Episcopal Conference

In the Roman Catholic Church, an Episcopal Conference, Conference of Bishops, or National Conference of Bishops is an official assembly of all the bishops of a given territory...

, and it is for the local bishop to grant recognition to local associations.

The following is a list of the associations that have received recognition, according to the Vatican website, which provides linked descriptions of each organization:

• Adsis Communities (Adsis)
• Amigonian Cooperators (A.Cs)
• Apostolic Movement of Schoenstatt (Schoenstatt Movement)
• Bread of Life Community
• Catholic Fraternity of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowships (Catholic Fraternity)
• Catholic Integrated Community (KIG)
• Catholic International Education Office (OIEC)
• Chemin Neuf Community (CCN)
• Christian Life Community
  Christian life community
  The Christian Life Community is an international association of lay Christians who have adopted an Ignatian model of spiritual life. The 'Community' is present in almost sixty countries....
  
   (CVX)
• Christian Life Movement
  Christian Life Movement
  The Christian Life Movement is a lay ecclesial movement, founded in 1985, in Peru. At that time a number of initiatives from members of the Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, now a Society of Apostolic Life, had already begun to bloom...
  
   (CLM)
• Claire Amitié
• "Comunità Domenico Tardini" Association
• Conference of International Catholic Organisations (CICO)
• Cooperators of Opus Dei
• Couples for Christ
  Couples for Christ
  The Couples for Christ is an international Catholic lay ecclesial movement whose goal is to renew and strengthen Christian family life and values. It is one of 122 International Associations of the Faithful The organization was affiliated with the Vatican recognition from the Pontifical Council...
  
  (CFC)
• Emmanuel Community
  Emmanuel Community
  The Emmanuel Community is a Catholic association of the faithful, of Pontifical right, founded in 1976 by Pierre Goursat and Martine Lafitte-Catta, starting from a prayer group, belonging to the Catholic Charismatic Renewal.-Aims:...
  
  
• Encounters of Married Couples  (Dialogues)
• Encounters of Youth Promotion (EYP)
• Fondacio. Christians for the World (Fondacio)
• Foyers de Charité
• Fraternity of Charles de Foucauld (FCF)
• Fraternity of Communion and Liberation
  Communion and Liberation
  Communion and Liberation, or CL, is a lay ecclesial movement within the Catholic Church.-Overview:CL grew out of the educational and catechetical methods of Msgr. Luigi Giussani, who founded the movement...
  
   (CL)
• Fraternity of St Thomas Aquinas groups (FASTA)
• Heart’s Home
• Heralds of the Gospel
  Heralds of the Gospel
  ]The Heralds of the Gospel is a Roman Catholic International Association of Pontifical Right based in Brazil. Founded by Msgr...
  
   (EP)
• Holy Family Association
• Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of Mercy Association or Tuus Totus (CIM)
• Institute for World Evangelisation (ICPE Mission)
• Intercontinental Christian Fraternity of the Chronic Sick and Physically Disabled (FCIPMH)
• International Alliance of Catholic Knights
  International Alliance of Catholic Knights
  The International Alliance of Catholic Knights is a non-governmental organization made up of fifteen Roman Catholic fraternal societies from 27 countries on six continents. The IACK was founded in Glasgow on 12 October 1979 at a meeting of the leaders of six fraternal societies, convened on the...
  
   (IACK)
• International Association of "Caterinati"
• International Association of Charities (AIC)
• International Association of Faith and Light
• International Association of Missionaries of Political Charity
• International Catholic Centre for Cooperation with UNESCO (CCIC)
• International Catholic Centre of Geneva (ICCG)
• International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services (ICCRS)
• International Catholic Child Bureau (BICE)
• International Catholic Committee for Gypsies (CCIT)
• International Catholic Committee of Nurses and Medical Social Assistants (CICIAMS)
• International Catholic Conference of Guiding (ICCG)
• International Catholic Conference of Scouting
  International Catholic Conference of Scouting
  The International Catholic Conference of Scouting is an autonomous, international body committed to promoting and supporting Catholic Scout associations and to be a link between the Scout movement and the Catholic Church...
  
   (ICCS)
• International Catholic Migration Commission
  International Catholic Migration Commission
  The International Catholic Migration Commission is an international organization that serves and protects the needs of uprooted people, refugees, internally displaced persons and migrants, with operations in 30 countries of the world, including Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan and Turkey.ICMC...
  
   (ICMC)
• International Catholic Movement for Intellectual and Cultural Affairs (ICMICA-Pax Romana)
• International Catholic Rural Association (ICRA)
• International Catholic Society for Girls (ACISJF)
• International Christian Union of Business Executives (UNIAPAC)
• International Confederation of Professional Associations of Domestic Workers (IAG)
• International Confederation of the Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP)
• International Confederation of the Volunteers of Suffering Centers (International Confederation CVS)
• International Coordination of Young Christian Workers (ICYCW)
• International Council of Catholic Men (FIHC-Unum Omnes)
• International Federation of Catholic Associations of the Blind (FIDACA)
• International Federation of Catholic Medical Associations (FIAMC)
• International Federation of Catholic Parochial Youth Movements (FIMCAP)
• International Federation of Catholic Pharmacists (FIPC)
• International Federation of Catholic Universities (IFCU)
• International Federation of L’Arche Communities (L'Arche International)
• International Federation of Pueri Cantores (FIPC)
• International Federation of Rural Adult Catholic Movements (FIMARC)
• International Forum of Catholic Action (IFCA)
• International Independent Christian Youth (JICI)
• International Kolping Society (IKS)
• International Military Apostolate (AMI)
• International Movement of Apostolate in the Independent Social Milieus (MIAMSI)
• International Movement of Catholic Agricultural and Rural Youth (MIJARC)
• International Movement of Catholic Students (IMCS-Pax Romana)
• International Movement of the Apostolate for Children (MIDADE)
• International Union of Catholic Esperantists
  International Union of Catholic Esperantists
  "Ikue" redirects here. For the Japanese voice actor, see Ikue Otani.The International Union of Catholic Esperantists is an organization of Catholic Esperanto speakers....
  
   (IKUE)
• International Union of Catholic Jurists (UIJC)
• International Union of European Guides and Scouts - European scouting Federation (UIGSE-FSE)
• International Young Catholic Students (IYCS)
• Lay Claretian Movement (MSC)
• Legion of Mary
  Legion of Mary
  The Legion of Mary is an association of Catholic laity who serve the Church on a voluntary basis. It was founded in Dublin, Ireland, as a Roman Catholic Marian Movement by layman Frank Duff. Today between active and auxiliary members there are in excess of 10 million members worldwide making it...
  
  
• Life Ascending International (VMI)
• Light-Life Movement (RŚŻ)
• "Living In" Spirituality Movement
• Marianist Lay Communities (MLC)
• Memores Domini Lay Association (Memores Domini)
• Militia Christi
  Militia Christi
  Militia Christi is a continuation of a centuries-old Catholic movement founded by Saint Dominic as a kind of auxiliary in suppressing insurgents inspired by the Albigensian heresy. St. Catherine of Siena was among its more illustrious members...
  
   (MJC)
• Militia of the Immaculata (M.I.)
• Missionary Community of Villaregia (CMV)
• Missionary Contemplative Movement "P. de Foucauld"
• Oasis Movement
• "Pope John XXIII Community" Association
• Prayer and Life Workshops (TOV)
• "Pro Deo et Fratribus - Famiglia di Maria" Association (PDF-FM)
• Promoting Group of the Movement for a Better World (PG of the MBW)
• Regnum Christi Apostolic Movement
  Regnum Christi
  Regnum Christi is an international Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement associated with the Legion of Christ, founded by Fr. Marcial Maciel. Regnum Christi is dedicated to promoting the Catholic faith. Their motto is "Love Christ, Serve People, Build the Church."-History:The first draft of the...
  
  
• Salesian Cooperators Association (ACS)
• Salesian Youth Movement (SYM)
• Sanguis Christi Union (USC)
• Sant’Egidio Community
• Schoenstatt Women’s Apostolic Union
• School of the Cross
• Secular Missionary Carmel (CMS)
• "Seguimi" Lay Group of Human-Christian Promotion
• Sermig
• Shalom Catholic Community
• Silent Workers of the Cross Association (SODC)
• St Benedict Patron of Europe Association (ASBPE)
• St Francis de Sales Association
• Teams of Our Lady (END)
• Teresian Apostolic Movement (TAM)
• Teresian Association (T.A.)
• Union of Catholic Apostolate
  Union of Catholic Apostolate
  Union of Catholic Apostolate is a Catholic association established by a Roman priest St. Vincent Pallotti in 1835. Its main task is to revive faith, rekindle love and unite efforts of all the faithful for the salvation of souls. A characteristic feature of the Union is the equality of rights and...
  
   (UAC)
• Work of Mary (Focolare Movement)
• Work of Nazareth (ODN)
• Work of Saint John of Avila
• Work of Saint Teresa
• World Catholic Association for Communication (SIGNIS
  SIGNIS
  SIGNIS is a Roman Catholic lay ecclesial movement for professionals in the communication media, including radio, television, cinema, video, media education, Internet and new technology. It is a non-profit organization with representation from over 140 countries...
  
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• World Confederation of the Past Pupils of Mary Help of Christians
• World Federation of Nocturnal Adoration Societies
• World Movement of Christian Workers (WMCW)
• World Organisation of Former Pupils of Catholic Education (OMAEC)
• World Organisation of the Cursillo Movement (OMCC)
• World Union of Catholic Teachers (WUCT)
• World Union of Catholic Women’s Organisations (WUCWO)
• Worldwide Marriage Encounter (WWME)

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