Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue

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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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Catholic Church organization
department of the Holy See
dicastery of the Roman Curia
collaboratesWith Catholic lay organizations
Catholic religious institutes
leaders of other religions
local bishops’ conferences
dateFounded 1964
focusesOn dialogue with Buddhists
dialogue with Hindus
dialogue with Muslims
dialogue with followers of new religious movements
dialogue with followers of traditional religions
formerName Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
foundedBy Pope Paul VI
hasLeaderTitle prefect
secretary
under-secretary
hasOfficialLanguage Arabic
Chinese
English
French
German
Hindi
Italian
Japanese
Latin
Portuguese
Spanish
Swahili
other major world languages
headquartersLocation Vatican City
jurisdiction Holy See
locatedIn Vatican City
organizes conferences on interreligious relations
meetings with representatives of other religions
study sessions on interreligious issues
originalName Secretariat for Non-Christians
parentOrganization Secretariat of State of the Holy See
partOf Holy See
Roman Curia
publishes documents on interreligious dialogue
religiousAffiliation Catholic Church
renamedAs Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
replaced Secretariat for Non-Christians
reportsTo the Pope
the Secretariat of State of the Holy See
responsibleFor encouraging collaboration with followers of other religions
fostering mutual understanding between Catholics and members of other religions
guiding the Catholic Church’s relations with followers of other religions
promoting interreligious dialogue
promoting peace through interreligious cooperation
promoting respect for religious freedom

Referenced by (8)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue
renamedAs
Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
formerName
Pontifical Councils ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
hasExample
Roman Curia
hasPart
Secretariat for Non-Christians ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
hasSuccessor
Secretariat for Non-Christians ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
reorganizedAs
Secretariat for Non-Christians ("Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue")
subsequentlyKnownAs

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