Category: Initiators

60 Years of Light on the Way: Pope Leo XIV’s Message of Closeness and Gratitude

More than 6,500 members of the Neocatechumenal Way participated on the afternoon of Saturday, May 30, in a Mass of thanksgiving for the 60th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way at the Almudena Cathedral in Madrid. It was presided over by the Archbishop of Madrid, Cardinal José Cobo Cano, and concelebrated by several bishops and more than one hundred priests. It was attended by itinerant groups that evangelize around the world.

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Broadcast of the Eucharist marking the anniversary of the Way

Saturday, May 30, 2026, at 8:00 p.m. (Madrid, Spain time, UTC+2) Eucharist: 60th Anniversary of the Founding of the Neocatechumenal Way Message from Pope Leo XIV Madrid, May 27, 2026 Your Eminence: I am forwarding to you the message sent by His Eminence the Cardinal Secretary of State on behalf of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV: Cardinal José Cobo Cano Archbishop of Madrid The Holy Father warmly greets those participating

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60th Anniversary of the Camino and Conclusion of the Diocesan Phase of the Canonization of Carmen Hernández

Cardinal Cobo Cano presides over Holy Mass to mark the 60th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way and the closing ceremony of the diocesan phase of the beatification process for the Servant of God Carmen Hernández. On Saturday, May 30, at 8:00 p.m., Cardinal José Cobo Cano, Archbishop of Madrid, will preside over the Eucharistic celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Almudena, marking the 60th anniversary of the founding

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120,000 youth from the Neocatechumenal Way in Rome for the Jubilee with the Pope and a vocational meeting

As a conclusion to the Jubilee of Young People, desired by Pope Francis and celebrated by Pope Leo XIV to restore hope to today’s world, 120,000 young people from the communities of the Neocatechumenal Way from 109 countries on five continents gathered this afternoon, August 4, at the same place where they met with the Pope, with the International Team, Kiko Argüello, María Ascensión, and Father Mario Pezzi. On the

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The Neocatechumenal Way and the Jubilee

Testimony of Kiko Argüello. Pentecost 2025 My name is Kiko Argüello and together with the servant of God, Carmen Hernández, we are the initiators of the Neocatechumenal Way, a diocesan form of Christian initiation which, through catechesis, the Word of God, and the sacraments lived in community, leads people to an adult faith and fraternal communion. I am a Spanish painter. During my university years, after an existential crisis, I

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Pope Leo XIV receives Kiko Arguello, founder of the Neocatechumenal Way

This morning, June 5, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Library of the Apostolic Palace, the Holy Father Leo XIV received for the first time in private audience the International Team of the Neocatechumenal Way, Kiko Argüello, Father Mario Pezzi, and María Ascensión Romero. Kiko greeted the Pope, telling him that he was very happy that God had given us a missionary Pope, because this is also the mission of

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