New evangelization

The new evangelization is the particular process by which baptized members of the Catholic Church express the general Christian call to evangelization.

According to Pope Francis in Evangelii gaudium in 2013: "the XIII Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops gathered from 7–28 October 2012 to discuss the theme: The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith. The Synod reaffirmed that the new evangelization is a summons addressed to all and that it is carried out in three principal settings".[1] The three settings were: 1) ordinary pastoral ministry (to inflame the hearts of the faithful), 2) outreach to "the baptized whose lives do not reflect the demands of Baptism" and 3) evangelization to those who do not know Jesus Christ or who have always rejected him.[1]

Relative to the second setting, one emphasis has been re-evangelizing of Christians who have fallen away from the faith.[2][3][4][5] There has been a special focus on Europe and the Americas, areas which have traditionally been Catholic but which have been heavily influenced by secularization.[3][5]

The Catholic Church has always had a mandate for missions and evangelism and this accompanies the church into the new, Third Millennium.[6]

  1. ^ a b Pope Francis. (2013). Evangelii Gaudium (p. 14). Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. Francis. (2013). Evangelii Gaudium (p. 13). Vatican City: Libreria Editrice Vaticana.
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  6. ^ Novo millennio ineunte §58