Today sees the launch in Birmingham of Proclaim ’15, the response of the bishops of England and Wales to Evangelii Gaudium, in which Pope Francis urged the faithful to open ‘a new chapter of evangelisation’ Be bold and creative in the way you evangelise! This is what Pope Francis told us in Evangelii Gaudium (EG33), urging us to rethink the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelisation, to arrive at new initiatives, and open “a new chapter of evangelisation … pointing out new paths for the Church’s journey in years to come” (EG1). Proclaim ’15 is the national response of England and Wales. This unprecedented gathering, which is taking place on 11 July in Birmingham, is the brainchild of the Home Mission Desk of the Bishops’