Sentence examples for The evangelization from inspiring English sources
noun
The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.
The evangelization of inactive Catholics -- what the Vatican calls new evangelization, to contrast it with missionary work -- is an issue of particular interest to Pope Benedict XVI and to Archbishop Dolan, who said earlier this week that it was the one issue he most wanted to be associated with as cardinal.
The Christianization of the Americas and the evangelization of Asia, Africa, and Australasia time gave geographic substance to the Christian title "ecumenical".
He also promoted the evangelization of the New World.
His reign saw the beginning of the evangelization of the country, which continued under his able son, Boleslaw.
His belief in universal responsibility of the papacy led him to attempt the evangelization of the East and the unification of the Christian churches.
He returned to the North twice, making converts and founding a monastery in Holstein, but the evangelization of the Danes was finally accomplished later under St. Ansgar.
The Catholic News Agency says the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization will be "aimed at bringing the Gospel back to Western societies that have lost their Christian identity".
The cardinal, who is the president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is a charismatic figure at ease in parishes as well as in morning talk show studios, and he left a strong impression in the Vatican last year with speeches promoting what the church calls the "new evangelization".
Last October, about 250 bishops met in Rome for a conference on the movement called the New Evangelization, which focuses on reawakening faith in those already baptized.
His speech will be on what is known as the "new evangelization," defined as preaching the gospel to those who identify themselves as Catholic or were already baptized as Catholics but who are no longer practicing their faith.
"It's been more than 500 years since the first evangelization, and this is the first time that there is a pope from Latin America," said Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles, who is originally from Mexico.
