Pontifical Council Cor Unum
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The Pontifical Council Cor Unum for Human and Christian Development is a part of the Curia
of the Catholic Church. It was established by Pope Paul VI
on 15 July 1971 and is based in the Palazzo San Callisto
, in Piazza San Callisto, Rome
.
The name of the pontifical council means "one heart", a name that was explained by Paul VI in a speech given 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".
Its mission is "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", and it undertakes this mission by carrying out humanitarian relief operations following disasters, fostering charity, and encouraging cooperation and coordination of other Catholic organizations.
The Council has a President, Secretary, Under-secretary, 38 Members and 9 Consultors, all appointed for five year terms, plus a permanent staff of 9. The current President is Archbishop
Robert Sarah
. Monsignor
Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso
, formerly the Undersecretary of the Council, serves as Secretary. On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Monsignor Segundo Tejado Munoz, an official of the Pontifical Council, as its Undersecretary.
Roman Curia
The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See and the central governing body of the entire Catholic Church, together with the Pope...
of the Catholic Church. It was established by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
on 15 July 1971 and is based in the Palazzo San Callisto
Palazzo San Callisto
The Palazzo San Callisto is a small palace in Rome and one of the extraterritorial Properties of the Holy See. The Palazzo is located in the Piazza di San Callisto, one of the areas of the Holy See regulated by the 1929 Lateran Treaty signed with the Kingdom of Italy...
, in Piazza San Callisto, Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
.
The name of the pontifical council means "one heart", a name that was explained by Paul VI in a speech given 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".
Its mission is "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", and it undertakes this mission by carrying out humanitarian relief operations following disasters, fostering charity, and encouraging cooperation and coordination of other Catholic organizations.
The Council has a President, Secretary, Under-secretary, 38 Members and 9 Consultors, all appointed for five year terms, plus a permanent staff of 9. The current President is Archbishop
Archbishop
An archbishop is a bishop of higher rank, but not of higher sacramental order above that of the three orders of deacon, priest , and bishop...
Robert Sarah
Robert Sarah
Robert Sarah is a Guinean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church; he is the current President of the Pontifical Council Cor Unum since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 7 October 2010. He had previously served as secretary of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples...
. Monsignor
Monsignor
Monsignor, pl. monsignori, is the form of address for those members of the clergy of the Catholic Church holding certain ecclesiastical honorific titles. Monsignor is the apocopic form of the Italian monsignore, from the French mon seigneur, meaning "my lord"...
Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso
Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso
Giovanni Pietro Dal Toso PhD JCL is the current secretary of the Pontifical Council “Cor unum” since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 22 June 2010. He had previously served as Under-Secretary of the Council...
, formerly the Undersecretary of the Council, serves as Secretary. On Wednesday, January 5, 2011, Pope Benedict XVI named Monsignor Segundo Tejado Munoz, an official of the Pontifical Council, as its Undersecretary.