Naujoji evangelizacija kaip katalikiškos sielovados paradigma
New Evangelisation as Paradigm of Catholic Pastoral Care

Summary/Abstract: The article examines the New Evangelisation that was proclaimed by John Paul II. This evangelization was the group of pastoral activities addressed to dechristianised societies. The article discusses the schemes of Catholic pastoral activities that existed in the course of history and influenced the New Evangelisation. It analyses the essential role of the catechumenate for the education of new Christians in the early Church. In the Middle Ages, after the catechumenate was gradually abandoned because of spread of infant baptism, faith often lacked the dimension of personal decision. The article explores how the mission Ad gentes is used in the New Evangelisation, which becomes a common paradigm for pastoral care in the Catholic Church.

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