Pontifical Council for the Laity

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The Pontifical Council for the Laity has the responsibility of assisting the Pope in his dealings with the laity in lay ecclesial movements or individually, and their contributions to the Church> The head of the council is Archbishop Stanisław Ryłko.

The Pontifical Council for the Laity has its foundation in Vatican II's Decree on the Lay Apostolate. The council commenced in January 1967 with Paul VI's motu proprio Catholicam Christi Ecclesiam. In December 1976, the council was included as a permannent fixture of the Roman Curia.

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Roman Curia description

Pontifical Council for the Laity at Giga-Catholic

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