[2] On 1 January 2017, Pope Francis disbanded Cor Unum as part of his reorganization of the Roman Curia, giving its responsibilities to the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development[3][4]
[5]The mission of Cor Unum was "the care of the Catholic Church for the needy, thereby encouraging human fellowship and making manifest the charity of Christ", (Apostolic Constitution Pastor bonus, art.
[5] It was designed to carry out humanitarian relief operations following disasters, with the aim of fostering charity and encouraging cooperation and coordination of other Catholic organizations.
It also established the Populorum Progressio Foundation, which worked with indigenous peoples in the Caribbean and Latin America.
The pope appointed the president, secretary, under-secretary, council members and consultors for five-year terms.