11.   National Action was long associated in the popular mind with Catholic lay groups -- stifling its development among other sectors opposed to the PRI.

12.   Some radical lay groups have criticized the government for spending so much money on security, but Chevenement said it was needed to keep public order.

13.   Tens of thousands of people filled the square, many of them young people who came to Rome to take part in a celebration of Catholic lay groups Saturday.

14.   The lay group contends that a single independent church would be less wasteful and attract more converts.

15.   The lay group contends that a single independent North American church would be less wasteful of funds, attract converts and help the faith prosper in the post-immigrant era.

16.   The lay group says Istanbul wants to limit American prerogatives without the consultation with the rank and file, as mandated by the existing charter.

17.   They included the head of the influential conservative lay group Opus Dei.

18.   Officials of the dominant Roman Catholic church and lay Catholic groups say the tetanus vaccine, used in two immuniziation days, leads to abortion.