Tag: Pope Pius XI
Millions and millions of young workers
How many members did the YCW have around the world at its peak during the 1950s and 1960s?
1924-2024: From the Jeunesse Syndicaliste to the JOC
Happy new year 2024, a year that’s going to be particularly rich in jocist anniversaries, beginning with the centenary of the name “Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne” or JOC
Cardijn and Blessed Paul VI: a 30 year partnership
Giovanni Battista Montini, the future Blessed Paul VI, had already been working for several months as an official at the Vatican Secretariat of State when Cardijn first arrived in Rome for his first and famous meeting with Pope Pius XI
1912 and all that – Cardijn and YCW history
On 12 October 1964, in the middle of the Third Session of Vatican II, Cardijn wrote a short note entitled “Writing the history of the YCW“.
