He was soon joined by Carmen Hernández, who linked the community to the theological and liturgical zeitgeist surrounding the Second Vatican Council, and won the support of the archbishop of Madrid Casimiro Morcillo González, who had been a relator during sessions of the Council. In the early 1960s, Francisco "Kiko" Argüello moved to the shanty town of 'Palomeras Altas' in Vallecas, Madrid, and gathered a community of Gipsies and marginalised poor.
4 The Statutes and the Catechetical Directory.3.3 The Neocatechumenal Way in the Eastern Rites and the Holy Land.3 Nature and mission of the Neocatechumenal communities.Together with a priest and his socius, and some celibate women, they make present the Church in places of little or no Catholic presence. It is responsible for communities of " families in mission", called "Missio ad gentes", living in many cities around the world. They are called "Redemptoris Mater" seminaries. Due to numerous vocations coming from the families formed in the communities, it has also helped to establish and run over 100 missionary diocesan seminaries in various locations. In 2007 there were around 20,000 such communities throughout the World, with an estimated million Catholics following the itinerary. The Neocatechumenate is implemented in small, parish-based communities of up to 50 people. Taking its inspiration from the catechumenate of the early Catholic Church by which converts from paganism were prepared for baptism, it provides post-baptismal formation to adults who are already members of the Church or to those far from the Church who have been attracted by the testimony of Christian life of love and unity in the communities (referencing such Bible verses as John 13:35 and John 17:21), in accordance with the designs of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA). It was formed in Madrid in 1964 by Kiko Argüello and Carmen Hernández. The Neocatechumenal Way, also known as the Neocatechumenate, NCW, colloquially The Way, is an association of the Christian faithful within the Catholic Church. Icon of the Virgin Mary by Kiko Argüello, the Spanish painter who initiated the Neocatechumenal Way.
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