2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family

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Synod of Bishops

The 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major assembly of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to address contemporary pastoral and doctrinal issues related to marriage and family life in the Church.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family	2
2015 Ordinary Synod of Bishops on the Family	1
2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family canonical	1
2015 Synod on the Family	1
Synod of Bishops on the Family (2015)	1
Synod of Bishops on the Family 2015	1
Synod on the Family	1

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Target entity: 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family
Context triple: [2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family, preparatoryTo, 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family]

A. 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major Catholic Church gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary pastoral challenges facing families and the Church’s response to them.
B. 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
C. Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family
The Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family is the concluding document of the 2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family, summarizing the bishops’ pastoral reflections and recommendations on marriage and family life in the contemporary Church.
D. Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family
The Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family is the Vatican’s official preparatory working document that synthesized global feedback and outlined key themes and questions to guide bishops’ discussions on contemporary family issues.
E. Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is the concluding document summarizing the deliberations and pastoral guidelines of the 2015 synod on the family 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: 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family
Target entity description: The 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major assembly of Catholic bishops convened by Pope Francis to address contemporary pastoral and doctrinal issues related to marriage and family life in the Church.

A. 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a major Catholic Church gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis to discuss contemporary pastoral challenges facing families and the Church’s response to them.
B. 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family
The 1980 Synod of Bishops on the Family was a global assembly of Catholic bishops convened to address contemporary challenges facing marriage and family life in the Church.
C. Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family
The Relatio finalis of the Synod of Bishops on the Family is the concluding document of the 2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family, summarizing the bishops’ pastoral reflections and recommendations on marriage and family life in the contemporary Church.
D. Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family
The Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family is the Vatican’s official preparatory working document that synthesized global feedback and outlined key themes and questions to guide bishops’ discussions on contemporary family issues.
E. Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
The Final Relatio of the Fourteenth Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops is the concluding document summarizing the deliberations and pastoral guidelines of the 2015 synod on the family in the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Synod of Bishops ⓘ
aim	to address contemporary pastoral issues related to marriage and family life ⓘ to reflect on the vocation and mission of the family in the Church and in the modern world ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family ⓘ linked to: 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops ⓘ
authority	Magisterium of the Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: magisterium of the Catholic Church
chairperson	Pope Francis ⓘ
church	Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
convenedBy	Pope Francis ⓘ
convokedInYear	2014 ⓘ
country	Vatican City ⓘ
documentUsed	Instrumentum laboris ⓘ linked to: Instrumentum laboris for the 14th Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
duration	3 weeks ⓘ
endDate	2015-10-25 ⓘ
followedBy	post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia ⓘ linked to: Amoris laetitia
follows	2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family ⓘ
heldInYear	2015 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
location	Aula Paolo VI ⓘ linked to: Paul VI Audience Hall Vatican ⓘ linked to: Vatican City Vatican City ⓘ
mainTopic	access to the sacraments for divorced and remarried persons ⓘ divorced and civilly remarried Catholics ⓘ doctrine on marriage and family ⓘ family life in the Catholic Church ⓘ family spirituality ⓘ marriage in the Catholic Church ⓘ pastoral care of families ⓘ pastoral care of persons with homosexual tendencies ⓘ pastoral challenges to the family in the contemporary world ⓘ preparation for marriage ⓘ role of families in evangelization ⓘ transmission of life and education of children ⓘ
ordinalNumber	14 ⓘ
participants	Catholic bishops from around the world ⓘ cardinals ⓘ lay auditors ⓘ married couples ⓘ priests ⓘ religious ⓘ
partOf	Synod of Bishops ⓘ
precededBy	2014 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family ⓘ linked to: 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family
producedDocument	Final Relatio ⓘ linked to: Final Relatio (Relatio finalis)
relatorGeneral	Péter Erdő ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
resultedIn	Amoris laetitia ⓘ
secretaryGeneral	Lorenzo Baldisseri ⓘ
specialSecretary	Bruno Forte ⓘ
startDate	2015-10-04 ⓘ
theme	The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World ⓘ linked to: The Role of the Christian Family in the Modern World
typeOfAssembly	Ordinary General Assembly ⓘ

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