Opus Dei

Opus Dei (meaning "Work of God") is a Catholic organization dedicated to cultivating spirtuality in daily life. While "officially" (and in the real world) it's an outreach organization to connect the religious to the world around them, and to train laypersons and secular clergy to better understand and practice Catholicism; it has a secret side.

The little-known truth of the order is that Opus Dei is also a secret society: one whose goal is to put members in a prime position to both develop powers in training or find those with powers themselves, at which point more powerful and influential clergy step in to shape the newfound super's journey in life. Older Catholic supers provide an anchor in a troubled world and promise to be a trusted mentor as they both develop.

This work is very successful both for the newly-minted super (it's indisputable that few supers trained by Opus Dei end up abusing their powers and becoming "supervillains") and for the Church itself, which gains loyal and powerful members of the faithful, who ideally grow into the strength and maturity needed to train the next "generation" of supers.

Despite the many indications that the order does good work, many supers (especially aligned with other religions) remain deeply skeptical of Opus Dei, and it's common for its followers to not announce their membership when they first approach a super "in need."