Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T66317 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Context triple: [Roman Curia, hasPart, Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life]
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A.
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within the Catholic Church.
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Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.
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Dicastery for the Clergy
The Dicastery for the Clergy is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing Catholic priests, deacons, and seminaries worldwide.
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Dicastery for the Evangelization
The Dicastery for the Evangelization is a major department of the Holy See responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s missionary activity and efforts to spread the Gospel worldwide.
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Dicastery for the Service of Charity
The Dicastery for the Service of Charity is a Vatican department responsible for organizing and directing the pope’s charitable works and aid to those in need worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Target entity description: The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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A.
Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life
The Dicastery for Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life is a Vatican department responsible for overseeing religious orders, congregations, and other forms of consecrated and apostolic life within the Catholic Church.
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B.
Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith
The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is the Vatican department responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic doctrine and morals within the global Church.
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C.
Dicastery for the Clergy
The Dicastery for the Clergy is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing Catholic priests, deacons, and seminaries worldwide.
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D.
Dicastery for the Evangelization
The Dicastery for the Evangelization is a major department of the Holy See responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s missionary activity and efforts to spread the Gospel worldwide.
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E.
Dicastery for the Service of Charity
The Dicastery for the Service of Charity is a Vatican department responsible for organizing and directing the pope’s charitable works and aid to those in need worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vatican department
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dicastery of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
episcopal conferences
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other dicasteries of the Roman Curia ⓘ particular Churches ⓘ |
| competenceArea |
defense of human life from conception to natural death
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formation of lay faithful ⓘ lay apostolate ⓘ marriage and family pastoral care ⓘ promotion of the dignity and participation of women in the Church and society ⓘ support for persons with disabilities in ecclesial life ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| createdByDocument | Apostolic Letter Sedula Mater ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 2016-09-01 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| governedBy | Praedicate Evangelium ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Section for Life
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Section for the Family ⓘ Section for the Laity ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | universal Church ⓘ |
| legalStatus | organ of the Holy See ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | www.laityfamilylife.va ⓘ |
| oversees |
ecclesial movements
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international Catholic associations of the faithful ⓘ new communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy See
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Roman Curia ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Family
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
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| promotes |
culture of life
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respect for human life in international fora ⓘ theology of the family ⓘ theology of the laity ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| reportsTo | Pope ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
organization of World Meeting of Families
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organization of World Youth Day ⓘ pastoral care of the family ⓘ pastoral care of the laity ⓘ promotion and protection of human life ⓘ promotion of the vocation and mission of the lay faithful ⓘ support of ecclesial movements and new communities ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | ecclesiastical institution ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life Description of subject: The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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predecessor
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Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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predecessor
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Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Family
this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council for the Laity
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Pontifical Council for the Family
Apostolic Constitution "Praedicate Evangelium"
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Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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subject surface form:
Praedicate Evangelium
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Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
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World Youth Day 1985
this entity surface form:
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
this entity surface form:
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
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Pontifical Council for the Laity
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Pontifical Council for the Family
this entity surface form:
Holy See’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
this entity surface form:
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life