Are Catholics to spread the Gospel?

Answer 1

Catholic Answer

Yes, indeed, all Christians are called by their baptism and confirmation to spread the Gospel primarily through their lives and actions, but with words, if necessary:Preach the gospel at all times -- If necessary, use words."

-- Saint Francis of Assisi

from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994

904 "Christ . . . fulfills this prophetic office, not only by the hierarch . . . but also by the laity. He accordingly both establishes them as witnesses and provides them with the sense of the faith [sensus fidei] and the grace of the word" (Lumen Gentium 35)

To teach in order to lead others to faith is the task of every preacher and of each believer. (St. Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae III, 71, 4 ad 3.)