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The papal encyclical letters express the pope’s mind normally on matters of faith and morals. Apostolic exhortations often concern similar topics but do not define doctrine and are normally directed at encouraging certain groups within the Church to certain activities. In recent decades apostolic exhortations have most often been issued at the conclusion of synods of bishops and have served as...

the mission of evangelization today calls for a new program which can be defined overall as a “new evangelization”.(244) As the Church’s Supreme Pastor, I urgently desire to encourage all the members of God’s People, particularly those living in America—where I first appealed for a commitment “new in its ardor, methods and expression”(245)—to take up this project and to cooperate in carrying it out. In accepting this mission, everyone should keep in mind that the vital core of the new evangelization