Church Document
Evangelii Gaudium
Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis (2013)
Pope Francis's programmatic apostolic exhortation on the Church's mission of evangelization. Calls for missionary disciples who go out to the peripheries with joy and proclaim Jesus Christ.
Key themes
The joy of the Gospel
Missionary transformation of the Church
Pastoral activity and conversion
The proclamation of the Gospel
Social dimension of evangelization
Document type
Apostolic exhortation
Issuing authority
Pope Francis
Issued date
24 November 2013