Caritas Internationalis

Caritas Internationalis
Formation12 December 1951; 72 years ago (12 December 1951)[1]
Founded at Vatican City
PurposeHumanitarian aid, international development, social service, advocacy
HeadquartersPalazzo San Callisto[2]
Location
Coordinates41°53′18″N 12°28′12″E / 41.8883°N 12.4700°E / 41.8883; 12.4700
OriginsCatholic Social Teaching[3]
Region served
Worldwide
Membership (2023)
162 national member organisations[4][5]
Official language
English, French, Spanish
Secretary General
Alistair Dutton
Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Vice-President
Kirsty Robertson
Main organ
General Assembly
Representative Council (RepCo)
Executive Board (ExBo)
AffiliationsICVA,[6] SCHR, Sphere
Websitewww.caritas.org

Caritas Internationalis (Latin for 'Charity International') is a confederation of 162 national Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.[7] The name Caritas Internationalis refers to both the global network of Caritas organisations and to its general secretariat based in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy.

Collectively and individually, their missions are "to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world".[8] Caritas Internationalis is the second-largest international humanitarian aid network in the world after the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[9][10][11][12][13]

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  2. ^ O'Rourke, Pauric (2010). "Caritas Internationalis. In: Anheier, H.K., Toepler, S. (eds) International Encyclopedia of Civil Society pp 98–99". Springer, New York, NY. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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  4. ^ "Pope warns charity network Caritas against 'worldly ways of thinking'". National Catholic Reporter. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Caritas Internationalis General Assembly 2023". Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Members". icvanetwork.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Caritas Internationalis". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Our Mission". caritas.org. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Caritas Cardinal optimistic about our aid capacity". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  10. ^ Kington, Tom (26 May 2023). "Vatican's aid organisation brings in Briton to work miracles". The Times. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  11. ^ Watkins, Devin (14 May 2023). "Archbishop Kikuchi: 'Caritas helps forgotten people find hope'". Vatican News. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  12. ^ O'Connell, Gerard (17 May 2023). "Interview: New Vatican charity leaders look to the future after workplace crisis". America (magazine). Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  13. ^ Marco Bartoli. "Caritas Internationalis". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2 July 2024.