You have lit the fire of the Gospel where it seemed to be dying out. Pope Leo XIV Pope Leo XIV meets with 1,000 itinerant catechists from the Neocatechumenal Way This morning, January 19, 2026, the Holy Father Leo XIV received more than 1,000 itinerant catechists in an audience in the Hall of Blessings, responsibles for the Neocatechumenal Way in 138 nations on five continents. At the end of their
Drawing by Kiko Argüello taken from his book Anotaciones (Notes) (p. 245), which shows the proximity of the place of martyrdom—the railroad tracks—to the shack where he lived and witnessed come to life, together with the Servant of God Carmen Hernández, of the Neocatechumenal Way in 1964. On December 13 of this Holy Jubilee Year 2025, the feast day of Saint Lucy, virgin and martyr, the Beatification Ceremony of 124
The Neocatechumenal Way celebrates 50 years in Oviedo with the presence of Kiko Argüello and Archbishop Jesús Sanz Montes Concert in Oviedo On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Neocatechumenal Way in Asturias, the Archbishop of Oviedo, Monsignor Jesús Sanz Montes, presided over the solemn Vigil of the Immaculate Conception with the Neocatechumenal communities of the Asturian capital. On Monday, December 8, Kiko Argüello presented his symphonic work
On Thursday, November 13, Father Mario Pezzi, priest of the International Team of the Neocatechumenal Way, will receive an honorary doctorate in theology from the Catholic University of San Antonio in Murcia (UCAM). The inauguration will take place during the opening ceremony of the 2025-2026 academic year, in the presence of Monsignor José Manuel Lorca Planes, Bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena-Murcia, the President of UCAM, María Dolores García Mascarell,
Wednesday October 29 (Madrid, Spain) PROGRAM 7:30 p.m.: Start of the event, presented by Álex Navajas and Sandra Segimon. Awards ceremony: 8:45 p.m.: End of the event and farewell to guests.
The Neocatechumenal Way is a Catholic formation programme implemented in dioceses through services freely given (cf. Art. 4 of the Statute of the Neocatechumenal Way) and approved by the Holy See. The community’s celebratory meetings make use of various materials (songs, liturgical elements, and paintings), fruits of the creativity of Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández. These have been made available free of charge to brothers and parishes for liturgical use.
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