TY - THES ID - 135198138 TI - The call to New Evangelization in England and Wales: Is the Framework in the 1983 Code of Canon Law fit for purpose? AU - McEleney-Smith, Brigid AU - Costigane, Helen AU - KU Leuven. Bijzondere Faculteit Kerkelijk Recht. Opleiding Master of Society, Law and Religion (Leuven) PY - 2017 PB - Leuven KU Leuven. Bijzondere Faculteit Kerkelijk Recht DB - UniCat UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135198138 AB - This research sought to identify if 1983 The Code of Canon Law provides a framework that is sufficient to enable the laity to fulfil their obligation to evangelize. The research question arose from the Bishop‟s Conference of England and Wales initiative, „Proclaim 15: Building Missionary Parishes‟. Previous research in England and Wales indicated that this would present significant challenges for the member countries. The research found that the Church‟s understanding of evangelization has evolved from that of sharing the Good News as well as the Doctrine of the Church to those „outside‟ the Church, to that of sharing the Good News experienced through a personal relationship with Christ. Whilst The Code of Canon Law provides a framework of obligations, rights and formation to equip the laity for evangelization, some shortcomings were identified. These appear to restrict the extent to which some contemporary Catholics are able fulfil the evangelization mandate. ER -