Evangelii Nuntiandi

On Evangelization in the Modern World

St. Paul VI1975-12-08Current

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Overview

Explains evangelization as witness, proclamation, conversion, community, sacraments, human advancement, culture, and the work of the Spirit.

Why This Document Matters

It remains one of the Church’s most influential modern accounts of what evangelization is and who carries it out.

Historical Context

Issued by St. Paul VI in 1975, this apostolic exhortation addresses the pastoral, doctrinal, or governing needs of its period while remaining part of the Church's continuing documentary tradition.

Authority and Status

Genre: Apostolic Exhortation
Authority class: Papal apostolic exhortation
Juridical force: Doctrinal and pastoral
Current status: Current
Promulgated: 1975-12-08

Authoritative papal pastoral and magisterial guidance; any cited definitive teaching retains its own proper authority.

Key Points

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Major Themes

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