Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers explained

Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers
Native Name:	Pontificium consilium pro dialogo cum non credentibus
Native Name Lang:	la
Abbreviation:	PCDNC
Predecessor:	Secretariat for Non-Believers
Founding Location:	Vatican City
Purpose:	to promote dialogue with non-believers
Owners:	-->
Leader Title:	President
Main Organ:	Secretariat
Parent Organization:	Roman Curia
Formerly:	Secretariat for 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.^[1]

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

The was merged into the Pontifical Council for Culture in 1993.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. News: Secretariat for Non-Believers. 28 August 1968. Dialogue with non-believers. L'Osservatore Romano. English weekly. Baltimore, MD. The Cathedral Foundation. 10 October 1968. 6. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20000614101645/http://www.ewtn.com/library/CURIA/PCIDNONB.HTM. 14 June 2000. Eternal Word Television Network.
2. Web site: Chow. Gabriel. Pontifical Council for Dialogue with Non-Believers. gcatholic.org. Toronto. Gabriel Chow. 6 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023122052/http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/romancuria/d76.htm. 23 October 2013. live.
3. Web site: John Paul II, Pope. 25 March 1993. Inde a Pontificatus. vatican.va. https://web.archive.org/web/20150906160008/http://w2.vatican.va/content/john-paul-ii/en/motu_proprio/documents/hf_jp-ii_motu-proprio_25031993_inde-a-pontificatus.html. 6 September 2015. live.