James H. Kroeger, M.M. (“Discovering the Profound Wisdom of Pope Paul VI’s Evangelii Nuntiandi”) revisits and reexamines Pope St. Paul VI’s apostolic exhortation Evangelii Nuntiandi (Evangelization in the Modern World) in celebration of the latter’s canonization on October 14, 2018. Published in the wake of the 1974 International Synod on Evangelization, the exhortation contains profound insights that are the results of both the Synod discussions and the extensive consultations undertaken to prepare for it. The document as such has contributed to a holistic and integral understanding of evangelization, and delineates the theological principles and guidelines which all Christians should follow when evangelizing and giving credible witness to the Gospel. Kroeger notes that Paul VI, who also placed evangelization at the heart of the Church’s contemporary mission, “carefully defines, nuances, and balances diverse elements within the evangelization process.… It is his unique genius to have achieved integration and balance on so many topics” (95). As a result, both Pope St. John Paul II (Redemptoris Missio) and Pope Francis (Evangelii Gaudium) have taken up the challenge of redirecting the Church’s mission toward evangelization. Francis’s reform agenda, for instance, envisions the creation of a new “super dicastery for evangelization” which is expected to surpass the Congregation of the Faith in terms of importance. Evangelii Nuntiandi can thus be called the magna carta of the Catholic Church’s mission of evangelization, and rightly so. – from the Editor’s Preface