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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Section for the Laity canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T719559 — 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: Section for the Laity Context triple: [Dicastery for the Laity, Family and Life, hasSection, Section for the Laity]
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Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World
The Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World is a division of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization that studies and addresses core theological and pastoral issues related to proclaiming the Gospel in contemporary global contexts.
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Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches
The Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches is a subdivision of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization responsible for promoting missionary activity and supporting newly established local churches around the world.
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Faith and Order Commission
The Faith and Order Commission is a major ecumenical theological body of the World Council of Churches that works to promote Christian unity through dialogue on doctrine, church order, and common witness.
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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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E.
Clergy reserves
Clergy reserves were tracts of land in colonial Canada set aside to provide income for the support of Protestant churches, particularly the Anglican 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: Section for the Laity Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World
The Section for Fundamental Questions of Evangelization in the World is a division of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization that studies and addresses core theological and pastoral issues related to proclaiming the Gospel in contemporary global contexts.
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B.
Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches
The Section for First Evangelization and the New Particular Churches is a subdivision of the Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization responsible for promoting missionary activity and supporting newly established local churches around the world.
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C.
Faith and Order Commission
The Faith and Order Commission is a major ecumenical theological body of the World Council of Churches that works to promote Christian unity through dialogue on doctrine, church order, and common witness.
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D.
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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E.
Clergy reserves
Clergy reserves were tracts of land in colonial Canada set aside to provide income for the support of Protestant churches, particularly the Anglican Church.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
department
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ecclesiastical office ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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 Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
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Subject: Section for the Laity Description of subject: 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.
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