Catholic Fraternity

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Catholic Fraternity is the international abbreviation for the Catholic Association of Charismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowship ( en . : Catholic Fraternity of Carismatic Covenant Communities and Fellowship , it . : Fraternitá Cattolica della Comunitá e Associazoni di Alleanza ) and means "Catholic Brotherhood". The ecumenical association is an association of believers recognized by the Holy See in 1990 with 99 communities spread across 14 countries around the world.

history

Members of the "International Brotherhood of Charismatic Communities" founded the first group of the Catholic Fraternity. The association was ecumenical, with the Catholics making up the greater part. The founding period was shaped by the first president - the Australian Brian Smith - who was supported by the Texan Bobbie Cavar . On 30 November 1990, the composite received from the Pontifical Council for the Laity , the decree of approval to an international association of the faithful of pontifical right.

Self-image

The association strives to fulfill the church's missionary mandate together with the Pope , for this purpose it unites the Catholic charismatic communities into an ecumenical association. It sees itself as an association of members who faithfully receive the charisms given in the spirit of the Holy Spirit . This also means loyalty to the understanding of the church, preservation and adoration of the sacraments and the express veneration of Mary, the Mother of God . In order to carry out their tasks, the fraternal communities work together with many ecclesiastical communities and movements and are also committed to a lived ecumenism.

Organization and expansion

At the diocesan level, the “charismatic communities”, which must be approved by the diocesan bishop , form the basic work. The local bishop has no judicial power, but takes on pastoral and spiritual responsibility. The Catholic Fraternity is not a hierarchically organized association, rather the affiliated communities see themselves as a federation of organizations . The member communities send their delegates to the general assembly, who see themselves as a representative council. During the 16th World Conference in 2014, the delegates were received in an audience by Pope Francis . This council meets every two years and is chaired by an elected president, and an executive committee is elected from the council. The Catholic Fraternity has 99 member communities and associations spread across 14 countries worldwide, including Asia 2 countries, Europe 5 countries, North America 2 countries, Oceania 1 country and South America 3 countries. Under his leadership, the association has set up theological and pastoral training centers, it heads radio and television stations for evangelization , looks after retreat houses and carries out projects for education and catechesis . In addition, the members work on programs for youth and young adults within their parishes , in schools and universities , with evangelization always in the foreground.

Fondacio are among the members of the charismatic association . Christians across the world , Community of the Beatitudes , Emmanuel Community , Catholic Community Shalom , Institute for World Evangelization - ICPE Mission and International Service for the Charismatic Renewal in the Catholic Church .

literature

  • The Spiritual Communities of the Catholic Church - Compendium (No. 63, Catholic Association of Federal Charismatic Communities and Associations, pp. 186–188), St. Benno-Verlag , Leipzig , 204, ISBN 3-7462-1995-7

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Relief of Bobbie Cavar and Brian Smith, founders of the Fraternity of Catholic Covenant Communities Archived copy ( Memento of December 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ The 16th International Conference was held from October 30 to November 2, 2014 in Rome [1] .
  3. ↑ Address by Pope Francis to the members of the Catholic Union of Charismatic Federal Fraternities and Associations during the audience on October 31, 2014 ADDRESS FROM POPE FRANCIS TO THE MEMBERS OF THE "CATHOLIC FRATERNITY OF CHARISMATIC COVENANT COMMUNITIES AND FELLOWSHIPS" Aula Paolo VI Friday, 31. October 2014 .
  4. ^ List of members of the Catholic Fraternity [2] .

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