General Directory for Catechesis

The General Directory for Catechesis is a document written by the Congregation for the Clergy of the Roman Catholic Church, based in Rome.
Following publication of the "General Catechetical Directory" in 1971, the Holy See realised importance of a wealth of new developments in the life of the Church and of the world, and so in 1997 the first edition of the "General Directory for Catechesis" was produced.
The document largely discusses practical and theoretical aspects of linking catechesis to evangelization. It is addressed both to the clergy and lay catechists. It points to the Catechism of the Catholic Church as a primary reference source for the teaching of faith, religious instruction and the new evangelization.
The document is extensively referred to by the "Statuta" of the Neocatechumenal Way, regarding basic aspects of the catechesis in the Church: