Section for the Laity
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Section for the Laity is a department within the Vatican’s Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life that focuses on promoting and supporting the vocation, mission, and participation of lay people in the life and mission of the Church.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
department
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Roman Curia ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
ecclesial life
ⓘ
evangelization ⓘ social engagement of lay faithful ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| focus |
associations of the faithful
ⓘ
laity ⓘ lay apostolate ⓘ lay ecclesial movements ⓘ |
| goal |
to encourage collaboration between clergy and laity
ⓘ
to foster active participation of lay faithful in the life of the Church ⓘ to support lay people in living their Christian vocation in the world ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Holy See ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ other major world languages ⓘ |
| location | Vatican City ⓘ |
| mission |
promotion of participation of lay people in the life of the Church
ⓘ
promotion of participation of lay people in the mission of the Church ⓘ promotion of the vocation of lay people in the Church ⓘ support of the mission of lay people in the Church ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life ⓘ |
| partOf | Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| reportsTo | Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life ⓘ |
| responsibility |
encouragement of lay co-responsibility in the Church
ⓘ
promotion of lay formation ⓘ promotion of lay leadership in ecclesial contexts ⓘ promotion of lay participation in evangelization ⓘ promotion of lay participation in the sanctification of the world ⓘ support of lay involvement in the Church’s pastoral activity ⓘ |
| scope | universal Church ⓘ |
| typeOfWork |
pastoral coordination
ⓘ
promotion of Catholic doctrine on the laity ⓘ relations with lay associations and movements ⓘ support of lay initiatives ⓘ |
| underAuthorityOf |
Holy Father
ⓘ
prefect of the Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.