Young Christian Workers
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The Young Christian Workers is an international Roman Catholic organization founded by Joseph Cardijn in Belgium as the Young Trade Unionists; the organization changed its name in 1924. In 1925, the YCW grew throughout Belgium and gained the support of Pope Pius XI. YCW now has more than 3 million members in some 80 countries.
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- http://www.iol.ie/~ycw/background.htm accessed August 5, 2005
- http://www.iol.ie/~ycw/Cardijn.htm accessed August 5, 2005
