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The Joy of the Gospel

The Joy of the Gospel

The Joy of the Gospel
Evangelii Gaudium

“I have chosen to present some guidelines which can encourage and guide the whole Church in a new phase of evangelization, one marked by enthusiasm and vitality… I have decided, among other themes, to discuss at length the following questions:
· the reform of the Church in her missionary outreach
· the temptations faced by pastoral workers
· the Church, understood as the entire People of God which evangelizes
· the homily and its preparation
· the inclusion of the poor in society
· peace and dialogue within society
· the spiritual motivations for mission”

(Evangelii Gaudium 17)