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Evangelii Gaudium: (The Joy of the Gospel)

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Pope Francis signing Evangelii Gaudium

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Evangelii gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) is a 2013 apostolic exhortation by Pope Francis "On the proclamation of the Gospel in today's world". In its opening paragraph, Pope Francis urged the entire Church "to embark on a new chapter of evangelism." According to the exhortation, the Church must understand itself as a community of missionary disciples, who are "permanently in a state of mission"...Evangelii gaudium touches on many of the themes of Francis' papacy, including obligations Christians have to the poor and the duty to establish and maintain just economic, political, and...

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