Former dicasteries
6-698: The Pontifical Council Cor Unum (One Heart) for Human and Christian Development was a pontifical council of the Roman Curia of the Catholic Church from 1971 to 2016. Cor Unum was established by Pope Paul VI on 15 July 1971. It was based in the Palazzo San Callisto , located on the Piazza San Callisto in Rome . On 1 January 2017, Pope Francis disbanded Cor Unum as part of his reorganization of
12-628: A reorganization of the Roman Curia that has eliminated several councils by incorporating their activities into parts of the curia with broader responsibilities. On 29 June 2016, the Pontifical Council for Social Communications , which was created on 30 January 1948, was assumed by the Secretariat for Communications . On 1 September 2016, the Pontifical Council for the Family , established 9 May 1981, and
18-456: The Roman Curia , giving its responsibilities to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development Paul VI explained the naming of Cor Unum in 1972: "So we were able to give your ecclesial action for aid the name of one heart, a heart that beats in rhythm with the heart of Christ, whose pity for the hungry multitudes reaches them even in their spiritual hunger". The mission of Cor Unum
24-906: The John Paul II Foundation for the Sahel , to be run by Cor Unum. Its job was to combat drought and desertification in the Sahel Region of Africa. It also established the Populorum Progressio Foundation, which worked with indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and Latin America. In 2009, Cor Unum had 38 members, six consultors and a permanent staff of ten. The pope appointed the president, secretary, under-secretary, council members and consultors for five-year terms. Pontifical council Former dicasteries A pontifical council
30-473: Was "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", (Apostolic Constitution Pastor bonus, art. 145). It was designed to carry out humanitarian relief operations following disasters, with the aim of fostering charity and encouraging cooperation and coordination of other Catholic organizations. In 1984, Pope John Paul II established
36-498: Was a mid-sized department or dicastery of the Roman Curia , the central organization responsible for assisting the Pope in the governance and oversight of the Catholic Church . Such a council had a cardinal or archbishop as its president and was restricted in its activities in comparison with the larger parts of the Curia. The former pontifical councils were: Pope Francis has undertaken
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