2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family | 1 |
| 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family canonical | 1 |
| Synod of Bishops on the Family (2015) | 1 |
| Synod of Bishops on the Family 2015 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8575860 — 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: 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family Context triple: [2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family, preparatoryTo, 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
NERFINISHED
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XIV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authority | Magisterium of the Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairperson | Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| church | Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convenedBy | Pope Francis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convokedInYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| documentUsed | Instrumentum laboris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | 3 weeks ⓘ |
| endDate | 2015-10-25 ⓘ |
| followedBy | post-synodal apostolic exhortation Amoris laetitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2014 Synod of Bishops on the Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldInYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| language |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ Polish ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Aula Paolo VI
NERFINISHED
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Vatican NERFINISHED ⓘ Vatican City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
access to the sacraments for divorced and remarried persons
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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
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cardinals ⓘ lay auditors ⓘ married couples ⓘ priests ⓘ religious ⓘ |
| partOf | Synod of Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | 2014 Extraordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops on the Family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producedDocument | Final Relatio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatorGeneral | Péter Erdő NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholic Church
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| resultedIn | Amoris laetitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secretaryGeneral | Lorenzo Baldisseri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specialSecretary | Bruno Forte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-10-04 ⓘ |
| theme | The Vocation and Mission of the Family in the Church and in the Contemporary World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfAssembly | Ordinary General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Instrumentum Laboris for the 2014 Extraordinary Synod on the Family
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relatedTo
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2015 Synod of Bishops on the Family
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this entity surface form:
2015 Ordinary Synod on the Family
this entity surface form:
Synod of Bishops on the Family (2015)
this entity surface form:
Synod of Bishops on the Family 2015