The centrality of the kerygma in the Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium, by Pope Francis, is the subject of this dissertation. Through the referred Apostolic Exhortation, the aim is to presente the kerygma as an inherent dimension of the evangelizing action, emphasizing the primacy of the proclamation of Jesus Christ and its implications in the ecclesiological and pastoral scope. Therefore, it was necessary to make explicit the meaning of kerygmatic evangelization in the mission of the Church, from the Second Vatican Council to the current pontificate. The theme of the kerygma, as the announcement of God s saving love revealed in Jesus Christ, permeats the entire Evangelii Gaudium and has its consequences in all pastoral action, both in the liturgy and is catechesis as well as in the service of charity and spirituality. From this analysis, it is expected to propose a kerygma theology that explains the vision of Christ and the Church underlyng the proclamation. It highlights the profile of Pope Francis, his Affinity with the perspectives of the Council, as well as the interpellationsof this time and the challenges of evangelization. We sought to adopt the methodology of the document under analysis, adding to the research the contribution of theologians who help the Church to discern the most aprropriate way to carry out the proclamation of the faith in the midst of changing times.