For example, Catholics Come Home, a nonprofit lay organization formed in 1997, has been putting out the welcome mat via the media. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Lernoux tells in some detail how under John Paul II, Communion and Liberation has sought to take over Catholic Action, the major lay organization of the Catholic Church in Italy. (religion-online.org)
But in the mid-1990s, the bishops moved to restrict the new lay organizations, subordinating them to parish rectors. (firstthings.com)