Pontifical Council Cor Unum
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The Pontifical Council Cor Unum was a Vatican dicastery responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s charitable and humanitarian activities worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pontifical Council Cor Unum canonical | 1 |
| Pontifical Council Cor Unum (historical) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1378630 — 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: Pontifical Council Cor Unum Context triple: [Pontifical Councils, hasExample, Pontifical Council Cor Unum]
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A.
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.
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B.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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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C.
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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D.
Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
The Dicastery for the Oriental Churches is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing and supporting the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome.
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E.
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
- 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: Pontifical Council Cor Unum Target entity description: The Pontifical Council Cor Unum was a Vatican dicastery responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s charitable and humanitarian activities worldwide.
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A.
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.
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B.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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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C.
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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D.
Dicastery for the Oriental Churches
The Dicastery for the Oriental Churches is a department of the Holy See responsible for overseeing and supporting the Eastern Catholic Churches in communion with Rome.
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E.
Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide
The Sacred Congregation de Propaganda Fide was a major department of the Roman Curia responsible for directing and coordinating Catholic missionary activity worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct organization
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dicastery of the Roman Curia ⓘ pontifical council ⓘ |
| abolishedBy | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
the poor
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victims of natural disasters ⓘ victims of war and conflict ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Caritas Internationalis
ⓘ
Catholic charitable organizations ⓘ local episcopal conferences ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | January 1, 2017 ⓘ |
| dateFounded |
1971
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July 15, 1971 ⓘ |
| dissolutionDocument | apostolic letter Humanam progressionem ⓘ |
| field |
charitable activities
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development projects ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ humanitarian aid ⓘ |
| firstPresident | Jean Villot ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Pope Paul VI ⓘ |
| foundedByDocument | motu proprio Humanitatem ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Holy See ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Palazzo delle Congregazioni, Rome
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surface form:
Palazzo San Callisto, Rome
|
| mergedInto | Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development ⓘ |
| mission |
to direct and coordinate the charitable activities of the Catholic Church
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to express the Church’s charity towards the poor and suffering ⓘ |
| motto | Ubi caritas Deus ibi est ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Where charity is, God is there ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cor Unum ("one heart") ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Holy See ⓘ |
| partOf | Roman Curia ⓘ |
| president |
Paul Josef Cordes
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Robert Sarah ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| replacedBy | Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Pope ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| secretary | Giampietro Dal Toso ⓘ |
| supervised | Catholic charitable initiatives of the Holy See ⓘ |
| typeOfCharity |
emergency humanitarian assistance
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long-term development aid ⓘ support for refugees and migrants ⓘ |
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Subject: Pontifical Council Cor Unum Description of subject: The Pontifical Council Cor Unum was a Vatican dicastery responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s charitable and humanitarian activities worldwide.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pontifical Council Cor Unum (historical)