Dicastery for the Service of Charity

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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.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf charitable organization of the Vatican
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
activity distribution of food and basic necessities
funding social and health projects for the poor
support for victims of natural disasters
support for victims of war and conflict
alsoKnownAs Apostolic Almonry
Office of Papal Charities
cooperatesWith Catholic charitable organizations
international relief agencies
local churches
country Vatican City State
createdBy Pope Francis
dateOfEstablishment 2022
establishedByDocument Praedicate Evangelium
establishedUnder apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium
guidedBy Catholic social teaching
hasHead papal almoner
headquartersLocation Vatican City
headTitle Prefect
jurisdiction Holy See
languageOfWork Italian
Latin
legalStatus dicastery of the Roman Curia
locatedIn Apostolic Palace area of Vatican City
name Dicastery for the Service of Charity
nativeName Dicastero per il Servizio della Carità
nativeNameLanguage Italian
officeHeldBy Cardinal Konrad Krajewski
parentOrganization Holy See
partOf Roman Curia
predecessor Apostolic Almonry
Office of Papal Charities
primaryBeneficiaries migrants and refugees
the poor
victims of humanitarian crises
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
responsibleFor administering donations given to the pope for charity
coordinating papal almsgiving
directing papal aid to those in need worldwide
distributing material assistance in emergencies
organizing the pope’s charitable works
supporting the poor and marginalized
scopeOfWork charitable assistance within the Diocese of Rome
global humanitarian aid
underAuthorityOf the pope

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Apostolic Almonry ("Office of Papal Charities")
Dicastery for the Service of Charity ("Office of Papal Charities")
alsoKnownAs
Roman Curia
Roman Curia ("Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development")
hasPart
Praedicate Evangelium
establishes
Praedicate Evangelium
mentions
Dicastery for the Service of Charity
name
Dicastery for the Service of Charity ("Dicastero per il Servizio della Carità")
nativeName
Dicastery for the Service of Charity ("Office of Papal Charities")
predecessor

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