What is The New Evangelization?

Evangelization indicates proclamation, transmission and witnessing to the Gospel given to humanity by our Lord Jesus Christ and the  opening of people's lives, society, culture and history to the Person of Jesus Christ and to His living community, the Church.

This New Evangelization is primarily addressed to those who have drifted from the Faith and from the Church in traditionally Catholic countries especially in the West.

What we are being called to do by this task of "New Evangelization" in Asia is to consider anew "the new methods and means for transmitting the Good News" more effectively to our people. We are challenged anew to foster in the Church in our country a renewed commitment and enthusiasm in living out the Gospel in all the diverse areas of  our lives, in “real-life practice”, challenged anew to become more and more authentic  witnesses of our faith, especially to our Asian neighbors as our fruit of intensified intimacy with the Lord.

WHAT WILL THIS ERA OF NEW EVANGELIZATION FOR THE PHILIPPINES CONSIST OF?

As we initiate concrete activities in pursuit of the New Evangelization at this time, four areas‘ or dimensions of concern are opened up for us: 

First, fostering and fulfilling the “missio ad gentes”, as a special vocation of the Church in our country, effectively involving our laypeople, our “Christifideles” brothers and sisters; our priests and seminarians; men and women in consecrated life.

Secondly, “bringing Good News to the poor.” Again and again, Filipino Catholics coming together to discern priorities, have seen that the Church here must become genuinely “a Church for and with the poor.”

Thirdly, reaching out to those among us whose faith-life has been largely eroded and even lost due to the surrounding confusion, moral relativism, doubt, agnosticism; reaching out to those who have drifted from the Faith and the Church, and have joined other religious sects.

Lastly, awakening or reawakening in faith, forming and animating in Christian life our young people and youth sector groups, in both urban and rural settings;

Taken from :  http://newevangelizationphilippines.com/livechrist.html