Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
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Catholic Church organization
ecumenical and interreligious affairs body
episcopal conference committee
The Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs is a body of the U.S. Catholic bishops responsible for fostering dialogue and collaboration with other Christian communities and non-Christian religions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917020 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Context triple: [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, hasPart, Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs]
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A.
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs is a programmatic body of the World Council of Churches that advises on international relations, peace, human rights, and global justice issues from an ecumenical Christian perspective.
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B.
Faith and Order Commission
The Faith and Order Commission is a major ecumenical theological body of the World Council of Churches that works to promote Christian unity through dialogue on doctrine, church order, and common witness.
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C.
Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches is the main decision-making and policy-setting body that guides the work and direction of the global ecumenical organization between its general assemblies.
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D.
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue is a Vatican department responsible for promoting and guiding the Catholic Church’s relations and dialogue with followers of other religions worldwide.
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E.
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is a department of the Holy See responsible for fostering ecumenical dialogue and collaboration between the Catholic Church and other Christian communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Target entity description: The Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs is a body of the U.S. Catholic bishops responsible for fostering dialogue and collaboration with other Christian communities and non-Christian religions.
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A.
Commission of the Churches on International Affairs
The Commission of the Churches on International Affairs is a programmatic body of the World Council of Churches that advises on international relations, peace, human rights, and global justice issues from an ecumenical Christian perspective.
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B.
Faith and Order Commission
The Faith and Order Commission is a major ecumenical theological body of the World Council of Churches that works to promote Christian unity through dialogue on doctrine, church order, and common witness.
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C.
Central Committee of the World Council of Churches
The Central Committee of the World Council of Churches is the main decision-making and policy-setting body that guides the work and direction of the global ecumenical organization between its general assemblies.
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D.
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue is a Vatican department responsible for promoting and guiding the Catholic Church’s relations and dialogue with followers of other religions worldwide.
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E.
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity is a department of the Holy See responsible for fostering ecumenical dialogue and collaboration between the Catholic Church and other Christian communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church organization
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ecumenical and interreligious affairs body ⓘ episcopal conference committee ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage cooperation on social and moral issues
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promote mutual understanding among religions ⓘ reduce religious prejudice ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
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surface form:
Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ
surface form:
Holy See’s Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity
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| composedOf |
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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surface form:
U.S. Catholic bishops
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic–Buddhist relations
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Catholic–Hindu relations ⓘ Catholic–Jewish relations ⓘ Catholic–Muslim relations ⓘ Catholic–Orthodox relations ⓘ Catholic–Protestant relations ⓘ ecumenism ⓘ interreligious dialogue ⓘ theology of religions ⓘ |
| followsDocument |
Nostra Aetate
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Unitatis Redintegratio ⓘ |
| followsTeachingOf | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| governingBody | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| hasChair | a U.S. Catholic bishop ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
national-level ecumenical initiatives in the United States
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national-level interreligious initiatives in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMembers | bishops appointed by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| hasScope |
ecumenical relations
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interfaith dialogue ⓘ interreligious relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | Catholic Church in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| responsibleFor |
fostering dialogue with non-Christian religions
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fostering dialogue with other Christian communities ⓘ implementing Catholic Church teaching on ecumenism in the United States ⓘ promoting collaboration with non-Christian religions ⓘ promoting collaboration with other Christian communities ⓘ |
| sector | religion ⓘ |
| website | https://www.usccb.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Buddhist organizations
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Hindu organizations ⓘ Jewish organizations ⓘ Muslim organizations ⓘ ecclesial communities ⓘ other Christian churches ⓘ other non-Christian religious bodies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Description of subject: The Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs is a body of the U.S. Catholic bishops responsible for fostering dialogue and collaboration with other Christian communities and non-Christian religions.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
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hasPart
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Committee on Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs
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