Committee on Divine Worship

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episcopal conference committee liturgical commission

The Committee on Divine Worship is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for guiding and overseeing the liturgical and sacramental life of the Catholic Church in the United States.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Secretariat of Divine Worship	2
Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship	1
Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy	1
Committee on Divine Worship canonical	1
USCCB Committee on Divine Worship	1
USCCB Secretariat of Divine Worship	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T917016 — 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: Committee on Divine Worship
Context triple: [United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, hasPart, Committee on Divine Worship]

A. Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.
B. Sacred Congregation of the Council
The Sacred Congregation of the Council was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the discipline of the clergy and the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent.
C. Committee on Doctrine
The Committee on Doctrine is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic teaching and addressing theological issues.
D. Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a Vatican body of biblical scholars that advises the pope and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on matters of Scripture and its interpretation.
E. Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within 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: Committee on Divine Worship
Target entity description: The Committee on Divine Worship is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for guiding and overseeing the liturgical and sacramental life of the Catholic Church in the United States.

A. Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments is a department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the liturgy and regulation of the sacraments in the Catholic Church.
B. Sacred Congregation of the Council
The Sacred Congregation of the Council was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing the discipline of the clergy and the implementation of the decrees of the Council of Trent.
C. Committee on Doctrine
The Committee on Doctrine is a body of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops responsible for promoting and safeguarding Catholic teaching and addressing theological issues.
D. Pontifical Biblical Commission
The Pontifical Biblical Commission is a Vatican body of biblical scholars that advises the pope and the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith on matters of Scripture and its interpretation.
E. Sacred Congregation for Religious
The Sacred Congregation for Religious was a former department of the Roman Curia responsible for overseeing religious orders and congregations within the Catholic Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	episcopal conference committee ⓘ liturgical commission ⓘ
advises	USCCB president on worship-related issues ⓘ bishops of the United States on liturgical matters ⓘ
alternativeName	Bishops’ Committee on Divine Worship ⓘ linked to: Committee on Divine Worship USCCB Committee on Divine Worship ⓘ linked to: Committee on Divine Worship
chairpersonRole	Bishop chair of the Committee on Divine Worship ⓘ
collaboratesWith	Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments ⓘ International Commission on English in the Liturgy ⓘ diocesan offices of worship in the United States ⓘ
composition	bishops of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
denomination	Latin Church ⓘ linked to: Latin Church worldwide
fieldOfWork	devotional practices ⓘ liturgical law ⓘ liturgical translation ⓘ liturgy ⓘ sacramental theology ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
focusesOn	catechesis on the liturgy and sacraments ⓘ fidelity to liturgical norms ⓘ promotion of active participation in the liturgy ⓘ proper celebration of the Roman Rite in the United States ⓘ
formerName	Bishops’ Committee on the Liturgy ⓘ linked to: Committee on Divine Worship
governs	liturgical practice in the United States (Latin Church) ⓘ
hasScope	national ⓘ
hasSubUnit	Secretariat of Divine Worship ⓘ linked to: Committee on Divine Worship
issues	liturgical guidelines ⓘ pastoral resources for clergy and laity ⓘ
jurisdiction	Catholic dioceses in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
meets	during general assemblies of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
oversees	national adaptations of liturgical books ⓘ translation of liturgical texts into English for use in the United States ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
partOf	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
religion	Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Roman Catholicism
responsibleFor	guidance on the celebration of the Mass ⓘ guidance on the celebration of the sacraments ⓘ implementation of liturgical norms of the Holy See in the United States ⓘ pastoral statements on liturgy and worship ⓘ preparation of national liturgical guidelines ⓘ review of liturgical books and texts for use in the United States ⓘ
subjectOf	USCCB official web pages on Divine Worship ⓘ
website	https://www.usccb.org/committees/divine-worship ⓘ

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