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61Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities — The Pontifical Museum of Christian Antiquities is a museum founded by the Popes housed in the Lateran Palace, adjacent to the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome, Italy.In 1854 Pius IX added the Pio Christian Museum to the Lateran Profane Museum …
62Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity — The Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity origins are associated with the Second Vatican Council which met intermittently from 1962 1965.Blessed Pope John XXIII wanted the Catholic Church to engage in the contemporary ecumenical… …
63Pontifical Council for the Family — The Pontifical Council for the Family is part of the Curia of the Roman Catholic Church. It was established by Pope John Paul II on May 9, 1981 with the Motu Proprio Familia a Deo Instituta and substituted for the Committee for the Family of Pope …
64Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy — The Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy ( Pontificia Ecclesiastica Academia ) is one of the Pontifical Academies of the Holy See. The academy is dedicated to training priests to serve in the diplomatic corps and the Secretariat of State of the Holy …
65Pontifical Council for Social Communications — The Pontifical Council for Social Communications ( Pontificium Consilium de Communicationibus Socialibus ) is a dicastery of the Roman Curia. Established by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988, it is responsible for using the various forms of the… …
66Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants — The Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants ( Pontificium Consilium de Spirituali Migrantium atque Itinerantium Cura ) is a dicastery of the Roman Curia. The Council, established by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988,… …
67Pontifical Commission — A Pontifical Commission is a committee of Catholic experts convened by the Pope for a specific purpose. Examples include:* Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State * Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei * Pontifical Commission for the Cultural… …
68Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews — The Pontifical Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews is a pontifical commission in the Roman Curia tasked with maintaining positive theological ties with Jews and Judaism. Established in 1974, it works alongside the Pontifical Council… …
69Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies — The Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies (commonly known as PIMS ) is an independent advanced research institute on the campus of the University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.The Institute was founded in 1929, as the Institute of… …
70Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue — The Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue is a dicastery of the Roman Curia. It was erected by Pope Paul VI on May 19, 1964 as the Secretariat for Non Christians, and later renamed by Pope John Paul II on June 28, 1988.The current… …
