Abstract
Pope Francis’ ecclesiological and anthropological views of the Church and of the Christian mission are very much present in his Magisterium. When speaking of the mission (missio) of today’s Church – a holy and faithful people of God – he uses two significant terms to describe such a perspective: “encounter” and “going forth”. The Church of Jesus Christ encounters, meets with ’the other’, who are different to listen to them, to enter into dialogue with them, bringing about change in both partners of this dialogue. To be able to enter into the dynamics of encounter and dialogue, every Christian is called to meet Christ in a personal way and to convert. The Pope does not want the Church to be an autoreferential group of specialists in spirituality and missiology, but instead an outgoing Church that is not afraid of going to the peripheries and engaging all baptised people. Through the community sense (sensum fidei) of her members and through her living communion, the Church serves those who are on the margins and realises her mission to bring the gospel of mercy to the world.
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