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At present, 38 nationalities from five continents are represented in the Legion. The age of Legionary priests and seminarians is 28. Throughout the year vocation discernment retreats are held at Legionary novitiates for young men who want to test their call by spending some time with Legionaries. The Legionaries of Christ and the members of the Regnum Christi Movement understand their mission as a sharing in Christ''s redemptive mission: salvation must reach every person without distinction. Taking into account the pastoral programs of each diocese, Legionaries and Regnum Christi members endeavor to collaborate in this task through the exercise of their specific charism. That charism is a spirituality that helps Christians live their baptismal commitments in the midst of their personal, family and professional circumstances.

The evangelizer seeks to fulfill his mission by pursuing these goals: educating others in the faith so they may preach and teach catechesis; forming part-time evangelizers; creating evangelization centers and teams of lay people dedicated to promoting a sound human and Christian formation; helping pastoral action; and promoting an integral human development through education programs and projects aimed at bettering living conditions. Prayer, Reflection, and Study Centers Regnum Christi members seek to establish centers for prayer, reflexion and study, retreats, spiritual exercises, workshops, as well as courses on Sacred Scripture, Pontifical Magisterium and other related themes. They are open to young people, adults, pastoral associates, religious and priests. Schools of the Faith The School of the Faith is a pontifical institute of pastoral catechetics approved by the Congregation for the Clergy in 1979. Its specific goal is to support the work of the bishops and their pastoral associates in local churches by training teachers of the faith, according to a plan of studies which will give them expert instruction in Catholic doctrine. Schools of the Faith foster close communion with the Pope and the magisterium of the Church and endeavor to supply today''s Catholics with the most modern and efficient teaching tools for evangelization.

To achieve these goals the School of the Faith offers: A two-year program of studies that includes courses on doctrine, catechetical methodology and human formation. Diplomas are granted upon completion of the program. It also offers advanced studies in the religious, pastoral, and catechetical sciences, and grants diplomas on various topics relating to the Catholic faith. Production and diffusion of audiovisual and bibliographic materials through its own magazine which acts as a support for the catechetical work. Promotion of Catholic doctrine and the magisterium of the Church on all levels: articles, magazines, books, conferences, conventions, weeks of study, radio, television, and Internet. Spiritual exercises, courses for obtaining diplomas in fundamental theology, religious sciences, human values, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, courses in updating and deepening the knowledge and application of the Church''s doctrine for priests, religious, and directors of religious education.

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