Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers

The Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers (Latin: Pontificium consilium pro dialogo cum non credentibus, PCDNC) was a dicastery of the Roman Curia charged with promoting dialogue between the Catholic Church and non-believers.^[3]

Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers

Pontificium consilium pro dialogo cum non credentibus
Abbreviation	PCDNC
Predecessor	Secretariat for Non-Believers
Merged into	Pontifical Council for Culture
Established	6 April 1965; 59 years ago (1965-04-06)
Founder	Pope Paul VI
Founded at	Vatican City
Dissolved	4 March 1993; 31 years ago (1993-03-04)
Purpose	to promote dialogue with non-believers
Main organ	Secretariat
Parent organization	Roman Curia
Formerly called	Secretariat for Non-Believers
[1][2]

Its original designation as "Secretariat" was changed to "Pontifical Council" on 30 June 1988.

The PCDNC was merged into the Pontifical Council for Culture in 1993.^[1][2]

References

1. Chow, Gabriel (ed.). "Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers". gcatholic.org. Toronto: Gabriel Chow. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
2. John Paul II, Pope (25 March 1993). "Inde a Pontificatus". vatican.va. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015.
3. Secretariat for Non-Believers (28 August 1968). "Dialogue with non-believers". L'Osservatore Romano (English weekly ed.). Baltimore, MD: The Cathedral Foundation (published 10 October 1968). p. 6. Archived from the original on 14 June 2000 – via Eternal Word Television Network.