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evangelization

American  
[i-van-juhl-uhz-ay-shuhn, ee-, -ahyz-ay-shuhn] / ɪˌvæn dʒəl əzˈeɪ ʃən, i-, -aɪzˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

  1. the act or process of evangelizing a person, group, region, etc.


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Perhaps we should start with a quote from Leonard Leo, speaking in 2022, as he accepted the John Paul II New Evangelization Award at an event held by the Catholic Information Center in Washington, D.C.:

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

She says her 2014 appointment by Francis to the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples demonstrated his commitment to include more women as decision-makers.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 8, 2021

The Pontifical Council for the Promotion of the New Evangelization was in charge of putting Pope Francis’ vision for the Year of Mercy into practice – both in the Vatican and abroad.

From Washington Times • Nov. 15, 2016

That younger group is the focus of a monthly bar event organized by the Basilica of St. Josaphat in Milwaukee, said Emily Burds, the Catholic church's Director of Evangelization.

From US News • Sep. 15, 2016

He receives an appointment from the Belgian Evangelization Committee of the Associated Churches and starts work as an evangelist on February 1, 1879.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

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