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Catholic Action is a movement of lay people within the Catholic Church which advocates for increased Catholic influence on society. Catholic Action groups were especially active in the nineteenth century in historically Catholic countries under anti-clerical regimes, such as Spain, Italy, Bavaria, France, and Belgium.
Catholic Action is not a political party in and of itself; however, in many times and places, these movements have engaged in political activities. Since World War II, the concept has often been supplanted by Christian Democrat parties that were organised to combat Communist parties and promote Catholic social justice principles in places such as Italy and West Germany.[1]
Catholic Action generally includes various subgroups for youth, women, workers, and so on. In the postwar period, the various national Catholic Action organizations for workers formed the World Movement of Christian Workers, which remains active today as a voice within the Church and in society for working class Catholics.[2]
- ^ Tom Truman, Catholic Action and Politics (London: The Merlin Press, 1960).
- ^ "A ZENIT DAILY DISPATCH: World Movement of Christian Workers". Eternal Word Television Network. Vatican City: ZENIT International News Agency. September 10, 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-09-25. Retrieved August 19, 2022.