Today we are speaking about evangelization, about apostolic zeal, of bearing the name of Jesus.

Dear brothers and sisters, Christ is risen!

In the path of catechesis on apostolic zeal, let us start to look at some figures who, in different ways and times, bore exemplary witness to what passion for the Gospel means. And the first witness is naturally the Apostle Paul.

In the last catechesis we saw how the first “council” in the history of the church – council, like that of Vatican II – the first council, was convened in Jerusalem over a matter linked to evangelization, namely the proclamation of the good news to non-Jews.

In a recent interview, Pope Francis has discussed the possibility of revising the Western discipline of priestly celibacy.