Christus vivit (Christ is alive) is a post-synodal apostolic exhortation of Pope Francis, written in response to the Fifteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops, on young people, faith and vocational discernment, held from 3 to 28 October 2018.

[1][2] When the text was released on 2 April, the Vatican provided translations in Italian, French, English, German, Portuguese and Arabic.

The Vatican also provided a summary of the document by Andrea Tornielli, the editorial director of the Holy See's Dicastery for Communication.

[4] Francis quoted the concluding document of the synod, discussed the problem of sexual abuse, as well as other abuses, committed by "some bishops, priests, religious and laypersons"[5] and asked the young to participate in keeping priests true to their vows and vocations.

[5][7] The document further stated that the church had to repair its reputation with young people or risk becoming a "museum" if it did not change.