Letter “Iuvenescit Ecclesia” to the Bishops of the Catholic Church regarding the Relationship between Hierarchical and Charismatic Gifts in the Life and the Mission of the Church

Pope John Paul II often called for a “new springtime of evangelization.” Part of the answer to this call has been a number of ecclesial movements that have arisen in the Catholic Church over the past several decades. Many of these movements deliberately and heavily rely on the charisms of the Holy Spirit. In this text, the CDF seeks to synthesize the “hierarchical” and “charismatic” gifts in the life of the church in order that both may flourish and that all the faithful may more readily live out their call to evangelize.