Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
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The Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches is an ecumenical body established to foster dialogue, collaboration, and mutual understanding between the Catholic Church and the member churches of the WCC.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T354207 — 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)
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Target entity: Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches Context triple: [World Council of Churches, cooperatesThrough, Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches]
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Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission
The Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission is an official theological dialogue body that brings together Anglican and Roman Catholic representatives to work toward greater doctrinal agreement and Christian unity between the two churches.
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World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a global ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Christian denominations to promote unity, cooperation, and common witness.
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C.
National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
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D.
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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E.
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
The International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference is the central episcopal assembly that provides leadership, coordination, and doctrinal guidance for the member churches of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
- 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: Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches Target entity description: The Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches is an ecumenical body established to foster dialogue, collaboration, and mutual understanding between the Catholic Church and the member churches of the WCC.
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A.
Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission
The Anglican–Roman Catholic International Commission is an official theological dialogue body that brings together Anglican and Roman Catholic representatives to work toward greater doctrinal agreement and Christian unity between the two churches.
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B.
World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches is a global ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Christian denominations to promote unity, cooperation, and common witness.
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C.
National Council of Churches
The National Council of Churches is a major U.S. ecumenical organization that brings together numerous Protestant, Anglican, Orthodox, and historically African American denominations for cooperative ministry and advocacy.
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D.
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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E.
International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference
The International Old Catholic Bishops’ Conference is the central episcopal assembly that provides leadership, coordination, and doctrinal guidance for the member churches of the Old Catholic Union of Utrecht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian ecumenical organization
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ecumenical body ⓘ joint commission ⓘ |
| abbreviation | JWG ⓘ |
| activity |
organizing consultations
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preparing joint statements ⓘ producing study documents on ecumenical issues ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| aim |
to encourage common prayer and spiritual ecumenism
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to identify areas of convergence and divergence in doctrine and practice ⓘ to strengthen relationships between the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian churches ⓘ |
| composition |
representatives of member churches of the World Council of Churches
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representatives of the Roman Catholic Church ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith | member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| field | ecumenism ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| name | Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches self-link ⓘ |
| purpose |
to advance Christian unity
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to encourage mutual understanding between the Roman Catholic Church and the member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ to foster dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the member churches of the World Council of Churches ⓘ to promote collaboration between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Faith and Order Commission
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surface form:
Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches
Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity ⓘ
surface form:
Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity
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| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| scope | worldwide ⓘ |
| shortName | Joint Working Group ⓘ |
| topic |
church unity
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dialogue between different Christian traditions ⓘ interchurch relations ⓘ shared Christian witness in the world ⓘ |
| worksOn |
coordination of common Christian witness
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practical cooperation between churches ⓘ reflection on issues of mission and evangelization ⓘ reflection on social and ethical questions ⓘ theological dialogue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches Description of subject: The Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches is an ecumenical body established to foster dialogue, collaboration, and mutual understanding between the Catholic Church and the member churches of the WCC.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
World Council of Churches
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cooperatesThrough
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Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
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Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
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name
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Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
self-link
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Joint Working Group
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name
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Joint Working Group between the Roman Catholic Church and the World Council of Churches
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