AZIONE CATTOLICA

The 'Azione Cattolica Italiana', or 'Azione Cattolica' (Catholic Action) for short, is a widespread lay Roman Catholic association in Italy.

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History

Other associations related to Azione Cattolica

External links

References

History

In Italy in 1924, Azione Cattolica was established as a non-political lay organization under the direct control of bishops. The organization was forbidden by the Vatican to participate in politics, and thus not opposed to the fascist regime, unlike the Partito Popolare. Vatican support for Catholic Action resulted in hundreds of thousands of Catholics withdrawing from the ''Partito Popolare'', and joining the apolitical Catholic Action - causing the Catholic Party's final collapse.^[1]

Other associations related to Azione Cattolica

★ ''Movimento Studenti di Azione Cattolica'' (MSAC)

★ ''Movimento Lavoratori di Azione Cattolica'' (MLAC)

★ ''Movimento di impegno educativo di Azione Cattolica''

★ ''Movimento ecclesiale di impegno culturale'' (MEIC)

★ ''Federazione Cattolica degli universtitari italiani'' (FUCI)

★ ''Centro Sportivo Italiano'' (CSI)

External links

★ NON ABBIAMO BISOGNO (On Catholic Action in Italy), Pius XI, 1931

★ Azione Cattolica Italiana Official Website

★ Forum of Catholic Action - From Zenit.org

References

1. Italy, the Vatican and Fascism