Associazione Scouts Cattolici Italiani
The Associazione Scouts Cattolici Italiani was a Catholic Scouting association active in Italy from 1916 to 1974, while being suspended under Fascism.
In 1974, after a long debate, ASCI was merged with the Associazione Guide Italiane, its female counterpart, started in 1943, to form the Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani, one of the first coeducational organizations in world Scouting. Many ASCI leaders who disagreed with the merger formed the Associazione Italiana Guide e Scouts d'Europa Cattolici in 1976, along with former leaders of AGI and disgruntled members of AGESCI.
