Pontifical Academy for Life
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The Pontifical Academy for Life is a Vatican institution dedicated to promoting and studying the ethics of human life, particularly in relation to bioethics, medicine, and moral theology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pontifical Academy for Life canonical | 4 |
| Pontificia Accademia per la Vita | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pontifical Academy for Life Context triple: [Vatican City institutions, includes, Pontifical Academy for Life]
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Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific body of the Vatican that brings together leading scientists from around the world to promote the advancement of knowledge and advise the Holy See on scientific matters.
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Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is a Vatican-based scholarly body that brings together leading experts to study and advise on social, economic, political, and legal issues in light of Catholic social teaching.
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Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is a department of the Roman Curia tasked with advancing the Catholic Church’s social teaching and initiatives related to justice, peace, migration, health, and care for creation.
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E.
Pontifical Council Cor Unum
The Pontifical Council Cor Unum was a Vatican dicastery responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s charitable and humanitarian activities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Pontifical Academy for Life Target entity description: The Pontifical Academy for Life is a Vatican institution dedicated to promoting and studying the ethics of human life, particularly in relation to bioethics, medicine, and moral theology.
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A.
Pontifical Academy of Sciences
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is a prestigious scientific body of the Vatican that brings together leading scientists from around the world to promote the advancement of knowledge and advise the Holy See on scientific matters.
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B.
Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences
The Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences is a Vatican-based scholarly body that brings together leading experts to study and advise on social, economic, political, and legal issues in light of Catholic social teaching.
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C.
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
The Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life is a Vatican department responsible for promoting the pastoral care, mission, and role of lay people, families, and the defense of human life in the Catholic Church.
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D.
Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development
The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development is a department of the Roman Curia tasked with advancing the Catholic Church’s social teaching and initiatives related to justice, peace, migration, health, and care for creation.
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E.
Pontifical Council Cor Unum
The Pontifical Council Cor Unum was a Vatican dicastery responsible for directing and coordinating the Catholic Church’s charitable and humanitarian activities worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic Church organization
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bioethics institution ⓘ pontifical academy ⓘ |
| affiliation | Holy See ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Pontificia Accademia per la Vita
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linked to:
Pontifical Academy for Life
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| appointingAuthority | Pope ⓘ |
| basedOnDocument | Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio "Vitae Mysterium" ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
Catholic universities
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bioethics centers worldwide ⓘ other pontifical academies ⓘ |
| country | Vatican City ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Catholic moral teaching on life issues
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bioethics ⓘ medicine and life sciences ⓘ moral theology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
beginning-of-life issues
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biomedical research ethics ⓘ end-of-life issues ⓘ ethics of human life ⓘ family and procreation issues ⓘ health-care ethics ⓘ protection of human life in all stages ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| founder | Pope John Paul II ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | pontifical institution of the Holy See ⓘ |
| hasMemberType |
academicians
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corresponding members ⓘ honorary members ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vatican City ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| location | Vatican City ⓘ |
| motto |
Evangelium vitae (associated encyclical)
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linked to:
encyclical Evangelium Vitae
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| namedAfter | human life ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| organizes |
conferences on life and bioethics
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workshops and study sessions ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life
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linked to:
Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life
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| partOf | Roman Curia ⓘ |
| produces |
ethical guidelines on life issues
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studies and publications on bioethics ⓘ |
| purpose |
bioethics research
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ethical reflection on biomedical advances ⓘ promotion of the value and dignity of human life ⓘ study of problems related to the promotion and defense of life ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| reportsTo | Pope ⓘ |
| website | http://www.academyforlife.va ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Pontifical Academy for Life
Apostolic Letter Motu Proprio "Vitae Mysterium"
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