Works Dependent on the Associations of Italian Catholic Action. — These are groupings of people, specialized by professional category, promoted directly or indirectly by the associations of Italian Catholic Action, as a means of penetration into different social environments. Article 2 of the Statute of Italian Catholic Action defines this organized form by declaring that “Italian Catholic Action may promote or recognize Catholic works dependent on it.”
To this end, therefore:
I. The Italian Youth of A.C. (G.I.A.C.) has promoted:
1. Italian Sports Centre (C.S.I., [v.]);
2. Youth Tourist Centre (C.T.G.). — The aim of the C.T.G. is to resolve the problem of youth tourism with a Christian spirit and to use this means for the moral, intellectual, cultural, and physical improvement of the individual and as an instrument of apostolate.
In particular, the purpose of the C.T.G. is to foster, guide, and assist the youth tourist movement according to Christian principles; to enhance the natural resources of the country; to study and promote everything related to the tourist problem; to facilitate and arouse interest in travel, stays, and exchanges; to connect through information, contribute through reports, and promote through assistance the development of good tourist activity; to collaborate with sports activities, especially those sports particularly related to tourism (hiking, skiing, international meetings, etc.).
The C.T.G. is directed by a central governing council, which has its seat in Rome. The council is composed of a general directorate and five specialized offices: for organization and propaganda; for stable tourism; for nomadic tourism; for trips, excursions, and cruises; for exchanges with abroad. In the regional and provincial spheres, the C.T.G. is represented by an appointee nominated by the general directorate.
In the international sphere, the C.T.G. is connected with Catholic youth organizations, with the “Colonies fraternelles de la jeunesse Gite d’étape” of Brussels, and with the travel and exchange commission of the W.A.J. (World Assembly of Youth).
It is also adherent to the National Secretariat of Youth, a moral entity recognized by decree of the President of the Republic on 2 May 1949.
It publishes the bimonthly periodical *Gioventù Turistica*.
3. Student Youth (G.S.). — This is an organization founded in 1945 to gather the mass of students with the aim of helping them in the formation of their personality and bringing them a message of Christian life.
The leaders are called “secretaries” (of sections, zones, national) and are tasked with studying and coordinating, within their respective competencies, the activities that develop through the “services” (student sports championships in collaboration with the Italian Sports Centre): tourist activities, cultural and artistic competitions, surveys on annually varying themes, initiatives of a social nature, typical student activities, category congresses, film clubs, etc. The National Committee has its seat in Rome and oversees the publication of the organization’s newspaper, *Gioventù Studentesca*. The badge consists of a small shield bearing a black rampant donkey on a white background, with the inscription G.S.
4. Italian Christian Workers’ Youth (G.I.O.C.). — This is the movement promoted in 1944 by the Italian Youth of A.C. and unites and organizes young workers of A.C. with all other workers who adhere or sympathize. As such, the G.I.O.C. is a “school” for the elevation of young workers both in the religious and social, physical, and cultural spheres; it is a “representative body” for the defense and vindication of their rights; it is a “service” to meet their cultural, social, and recreational needs.
The G.I.O.C. is organized into local sections (parochial or environmental), zone committees, and a National Committee with its seat in Rome. The initiatives, all developed by young workers, among themselves and for themselves, consist mainly of congresses, surveys, social courses, professional schools, sports and recreational championships, exhibitions, discounts, savings, etc.
The movement’s newspaper is *Gioventù Operaia*, a monthly publication. The badge consists of a small shield surrounded by a cogwheel and bearing, below the inscription G.I.O.C. in gold on a red background occupying the upper strip of the shield, a red heraldic cross on a white field, with a golden ear of wheat intertwined between its arms.
5. *Rural Youth* (G.R.). — This is the organization promoted in 1947 by the Italian Youth of A.C., which unites rural youth of the G.I.A.C. and those who sympathize. It has a pedagogical purpose, aiming at the elevation of rural classes from a physical, cultural, and spiritual point of view; social education is particularly emphasized.
It is structured into parochial sections, zone committees, and a National Committee with its seat in Rome. *Gioventù Rurale* is also the name of the organization’s newspaper. The badge consists of a rectangle with a sky-blue background, a sheaf of wheat in the center, and the inscription G.R. in gold.
Initiatives of the G.R.: surveys on various problems, agricultural and evening schools, social studies, sports championships, artisan work exhibitions, and national events (congresses).
II. The UNION OF WOMEN OF A.C. has promoted:
1. *Italian Catholic Association of Professional Nurses and Visiting Health Assistants (A.C.I.P.A.S.V.)*. — Founded in 1947, it professes its adherence to the general aims of apostolate of the A.C.I., with which it collaborates while remaining organically independent.
Its essential aim is to cultivate the religious, moral, and cultural formation of its members and of the entire profession, studying the protection of moral and material interests, and to infuse this delicate and human profession with a spirit of mission according to the Christian conception of life. It is organized into groups constituted in provincial and municipal centers. The positions are elective. It publishes *Fede e professione*, a monthly magazine, and has its seat in Rome.
2. *Maria Cristina of Savoy Conferences*. — A movement that aims to carry out Christian penetration into the noble environment to elevate spirituality, improve religious and social culture, and spur the exercise of social charity.
Organizationally, the Conferences are carried out through national and diocesan promoting and directing committees; the connection with the U.D.A.C. (Union of Women of Catholic Action) is realized through national and diocesan delegates. There is no juridical or organizational bond between the individual members and either the promoting committee or the U.D.A.C.
It publishes a bimonthly bulletin: *Rassegna dei convegni di Maria Cristina*. It has its seat in Rome.
3. *Catholic Union of Midwives*. — Founded in 1948. It professes its adherence to the general aims of the A.C.I., while remaining organically independent.
The aims of the Union are: religious, moral, and cultural formation of its members and of the entire profession; study and protection of moral and material interests. It has particular