Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
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The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for the Catholic Church’s pastoral outreach and advocacy on behalf of migrants, refugees, seafarers, and other people on the move.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1378631 — 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: Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Context triple: [Pontifical Councils, hasExample, Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People]
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A.
Pontifical Council Cor Unum
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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Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is a department of the Roman Curia tasked with advancing the Catholic Church’s social teaching and initiatives related to justice, peace, migration, health, and care for creation.
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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 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.
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E.
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.
- 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 for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Target entity description: The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for the Catholic Church’s pastoral outreach and advocacy on behalf of migrants, refugees, seafarers, and other people on the move.
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A.
Pontifical Council Cor Unum
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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B.
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is a department of the Roman Curia tasked with advancing the Catholic Church’s social teaching and initiatives related to justice, peace, migration, health, and care for creation.
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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 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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dicastery of the Roman Curia
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pontifical council ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| dissolvedInto | Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human mobility
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human rights advocacy ⓘ migration ⓘ pastoral care ⓘ refugees ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| followsDoctrine | social teaching of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Catholic airport chaplaincies
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Catholic maritime apostolate ⓘ Catholic organizations serving migrants ⓘ Catholic organizations serving refugees ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ other major world languages ⓘ |
| hasMainResponsibility |
advocacy for migrants and refugees
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coordination of Catholic chaplaincies for airport and airline workers ⓘ coordination of Catholic chaplaincies for migrants ⓘ coordination of Catholic chaplaincies for seafarers ⓘ pastoral care of itinerant people ⓘ pastoral care of migrants ⓘ pastoral care of people on the move ⓘ pastoral care of refugees ⓘ pastoral care of seafarers ⓘ promotion of human rights of itinerant workers ⓘ promotion of human rights of migrants ⓘ promotion of human rights of refugees ⓘ promotion of human rights of seafarers ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
to coordinate Catholic initiatives for migrants and itinerant people
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to defend the dignity of migrants and refugees ⓘ to ensure spiritual care for people on the move ⓘ to promote hospitality and solidarity toward migrants ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | pastoral care of migrants and itinerant people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Holy See
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Roman Curia ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| religiousOrderType | none (dicastery of the Holy See) ⓘ |
| religiousTerritory | universal Church ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Pope
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Secretariat of State of the Holy See ⓘ |
| serviceArea | worldwide ⓘ |
| status | suppressed department of the Roman Curia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People Description of subject: The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for the Catholic Church’s pastoral outreach and advocacy on behalf of migrants, refugees, seafarers, and other people on the move.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Pontifical Councils
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hasExample
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Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People
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