Caritas Internationalis

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Caritas Internationalis
Formation9 November 1951
Founded atFlag of the Vatican City (2023-present).svg  Vatican City
Purpose Humanitarian aid, international development, social service, advocacy
Headquarters Palazzo San Callisto
Location
Coordinates 41°53′20″N12°28′14″E / 41.88889°N 12.47056°E / 41.88889; 12.47056
Origins Catholic Social Teaching
Region served
Worldwide
Membership (2023)
162 national member organisations [1] [2]
Official language
English, French, Spanish
Secretary General
Alistair Dutton
Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi
Vice-President
Kirsty Robertson
Affiliations ICVA, [3] SCHR, Sphere
Website www.caritas.org

Caritas Internationalis (Latin for "Charity International") is a confederation of 162 [1] [2] national Catholic relief, development and social service organizations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide. [4] The name Caritas Internationalis refers to both the global network of Caritas organizations and to its general secretariat based in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy.

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Collectively and individually, their missions are "to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world". [5] Caritas Internationalis is the second-largest international humanitarian aid network in the world after the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. [6] [7] [8] [9]

The first Caritas organization was Caritas Germany, established by Lorenz Werthmann in 1897 in Freiburg. [10] Other national Caritas organizations were soon formed in Switzerland (1901) and the United States (Catholic Charities, 1910). [11]

History

In July 1924, during the international Eucharistic Congress in Amsterdam, 60 delegates from 22 countries formed a conference, with headquarters at Caritas Switzerland in Luzern. In 1928, the conference became known as Caritas Catholica. The delegates met every two years until the outbreak of the Second World War when all activities came to a standstill. Work resumed in 1947, with the approval of the Secretariat of State, and two conferences were convened in Luzern to help coordinate efforts and collaboration.

Caritas was given a further endorsement when the Secretariat of State entrusted it with the official representation of all welfare organizations at the international level, especially at the United Nations. The Holy Year in 1950 saw the beginning of a union of Caritas organizations. Following a suggestion by Monsignor Montini, then Substitute Secretary of State, and later Pope Paul VI, a study week, with participants from 22 countries, was held in Rome to examine the problems of Christian Caritas work. As a result, the decision was made to set up an international conference of Roman Catholic charities. [12]

In December 1951, upon approval of the statutes by the Holy See, the first constitutive General Assembly of Caritas Internationalis took place. Founding members came from Caritas organizations in 13 countries: Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. The Church describes Caritas as its official voice "in relation to its teachings in the area of charity work". [13]

In 1954, the Confederation changed its name to Caritas Internationalis to reflect the international presence of Caritas members on every continent. [13] As of 2015, the Confederation has 164 members working in over 200 countries and territories. Its General Secretariat is located in the Palazzo San Callisto, Vatican City. The current president is Archbishop Tarcisio Isao Kikuchi and the secretary general is Alistair Dutton.

After World War Two, Caritas was implicated in assisting Franz Stangl, a supervisor at the Hartheim Euthanasia Centre which was the early Nazi euthanasia programme responsible for the deaths of over 70,000 mentally ill or physically deformed people in Germany, in his escape to Syria. After Stangl made his way to Rome from Linz, the Caritas relief agency provided him with a Red Cross passport and a boat ticket to Syria. [14]

Caritas national and regional agencies

Sign in front of the office of the secretariat of Caritas Africa in Lome, Togo. Caritas Africa Office Sign - Lome - 2024.jpg
Sign in front of the office of the secretariat of Caritas Africa in Lomé, Togo.
Nursery home of the German Caritas in Berlin. Berlin st norbert 05.02.2015 13-24-14.JPG
Nursery home of the German Caritas in Berlin.
Main office of Caritas Albania in Tirana. Caritas Shqiptar (Albania) Headquarters in Tirana 2022.jpg
Main office of Caritas Albania in Tirana.
St. Nicholas Orphanage, established by Caritas in Novosibirsk, Russia. St. Nicholas Orphanage.jpg
St. Nicholas Orphanage, established by Caritas in Novosibirsk, Russia.
Headquarters of Caritas Lebanon in Beirut. Caritas Liban-Lebanon HQ in Beirut.jpg
Headquarters of Caritas Lebanon in Beirut.
Headquarters of Armenian Caritas in Gyumri. Armenian Caritas headquarters in Gyumri.jpg
Headquarters of Armenian Caritas in Gyumri.
The Caritas House in Caine Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong DSCN2287.JPG
The Caritas House in Caine Road, Mid-levels, Hong Kong

The full membership list of Caritas organizations includes: [15]

RegionCountryMember organisation
(English name)
Established
Caritas Africa Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Caritas Angola1957
Caritas Africa Flag of Benin.svg  Benin Caritas Benin1958
Caritas Africa Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana Caritas Botswana1984
Caritas Africa Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso Caritas Burkina Faso (OCADES)1956
Caritas Africa Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi Caritas Burundi1962
Caritas Africa Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Caritas Cameroon1971
Caritas Africa Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde Caritas Cape Verde1976
Caritas Africa Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic Caritas Central African Republic1960
Caritas Africa Flag of Chad.svg  Chad Caritas Chad1986
Caritas Africa Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros Caritas Comoros1979
Caritas Africa Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo Brazzavilla ?
Caritas Africa Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo Caritas Congo 1960
Caritas Africa Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Caritas Côte d'Ivoire1955
Caritas Africa Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea Caritas Equatorial Guinea1980
Caritas Africa Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea Caritas Eritrea ?
Caritas Africa Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia Caritas Ethiopia (ECC SDCO)1965
Caritas Africa Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon Caritas Gabon1967
Caritas Africa Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia Caritas Gambia (CaDO)2001
Caritas Africa Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Caritas Ghana1960
Caritas Africa Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea Caritas Guinea (OCPH)1986
Caritas Africa Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau Caritas Guinea-Bissau1982
Caritas Africa Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya Caritas Kenya1973
Caritas Africa Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho Caritas Lesotho1970
Caritas Africa Flag of Liberia 23px.svg  Liberia Caritas Liberia1990
Caritas Africa Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Caritas Madagascar 1959
Caritas Africa Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi Caritas Malawi (CADECOM)1985
Caritas Africa Flag of Mali.svg  Mali Caritas Mali1986
Caritas Africa Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius Caritas Mauritius1965
Caritas Africa Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Caritas Mozambique1977
Caritas Africa Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Caritas Namibia1987
Caritas Africa Flag of Niger.svg  Niger Caritas Niger (CADEV)1962
Caritas Africa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Caritas Nigeria (CCFN)2010
Caritas Africa Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda Caritas Rwanda1960
Caritas Africa Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe Caritas São Tomé and Príncip1981
Caritas Africa Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal Caritas Senegal1966
Caritas Africa Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles Caritas Seychelles1975
Caritas Africa Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone Caritas Sierra Leone1981
Caritas Africa Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Caritas South Africa (Siyabhabha Trust)1970
Caritas Africa Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan Caritas South Sudan2011
Caritas Africa Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan Caritas Sudan1972
Caritas Africa Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania Caritas Tanzania1971
Caritas Africa Flag of Togo.svg  Togo Caritas Togo (OCDI)1967
Caritas Africa Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Caritas Uganda 1970
Caritas Africa Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia Caritas Zambia2001
Caritas Africa Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe Caritas Zimbabwe (CADEC)1972
Caritas Africa Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini Caritas Swaziland1977
Caritas Asia Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh Caritas Bangladesh 1967
Caritas Asia Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia Caritas Cambodia1972
Caritas Asia Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Caritas Hong Kong 1953
Caritas Asia Flag of India.svg  India Caritas India1962
Caritas Asia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Caritas Indonesia (Karina KWI)2006
Caritas Asia Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Caritas Japan 1946
Caritas Asia Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan Caritas Kazakhstan1997
Caritas Asia Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan Caritas Kyrgyzstan2011
Caritas Asia Flag of Laos.svg  Laos Caritas Laos ?
Caritas Asia Flag of Macau.svg  Macau Caritas Macau1951
Caritas Asia Flag of Malaysia 23px.svg  Malaysia Caritas Malaysia2020
Caritas Asia Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia Caritas Mongolia2000
Caritas Asia Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar Caritas Myanmar (KMSS)2001
Caritas Asia Flag of Nepal.svg  Nepal Caritas Nepal1990
Caritas Asia Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan Caritas Pakistan 1965
Caritas Asia Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines Caritas Philippines (NASSA)1966
Caritas Asia Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore Caritas Singapore2006
Caritas Asia Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore CHARIS2010
Caritas Asia Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Caritas Korea1975
Caritas Asia Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka Caritas Sri Lanka1968
Caritas Asia Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan Caritas Taiwan1969
Caritas Asia Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan Caritas Tajikistan2007
Caritas Asia Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand Caritas Thailand1972
Caritas Asia Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste Caritas Timor Leste1999
Caritas Asia Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Caritas Uzbekistan2002
Caritas Asia Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Caritas Vietnam 1965
Caritas Europa Flag of Albania.svg  Albania Caritas Albania1993
Caritas Europa Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra Caritas Andorra1993
Caritas Europa Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia Armenian Caritas1995
Caritas Europa Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Caritas Austria 1897
Caritas Europa Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan Caritas Azerbaijan ?
Caritas Europa Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Caritas Belarus1990
Caritas Europa Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Caritas in Belgium1949
Caritas Europa Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina Caritas Bosnia and Herzegovina1995
Caritas Europa Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria Caritas Bulgaria1993
Caritas Europa Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Caritas Croatia1992
Caritas Europa Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic Caritas Czech Republic 1922
Caritas Europa Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Caritas Denmark1947
Caritas Europa Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia Caritas Estonia1997
Caritas Europa Flag of Finland.svg  Finland Caritas Finland1960
Caritas Europa Flag of France.svg  France Caritas France (Secours catholique)1946
Caritas Europa Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia Caritas Georgia1994
Caritas Europa Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Caritas Germany 1897
Caritas Europa Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Caritas Hellas1976
Caritas Europa Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Caritas Hungary1931
Caritas Europa Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Caritas Iceland1989
Caritas Europa Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Trócaire 1973
Caritas Europa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Caritas Italy1971
Caritas Europa Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo Caritas Kosovo1992
Caritas Europa Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Caritas Latvia2004
Caritas Europa Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania Caritas Lithuania1926
Caritas Europa Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Caritas Luxembourg 1932
Caritas Europa Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia Caritas Macedonia1993
Caritas Europa Flag of Malta.svg  Malta Caritas Malta1965
Caritas Europa Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova Caritas Moldova1995
Caritas Europa Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco Caritas Monaco1990
Caritas Europa Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Caritas Montenegro1979
Caritas Europa Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Cordaid 2000
Caritas Europa Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Caritas Norway1952
Caritas Europa Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Caritas Poland 1990
Caritas Europa Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Caritas Portugal 1956
Caritas Europa Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Caritas Romania1994
Caritas Europa Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Caritas Russia1991
Caritas Europa Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Caritas Serbia1995
Caritas Europa Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia Caritas Slovakia1927
Caritas Europa Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Caritas Slovenia 1995
Caritas Europa Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Caritas Spain 1947
Caritas Europa Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Caritas Sweden1946
Caritas Europa Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Caritas Switzerland 1901
Caritas Europa Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Caritas Turkey1951
Caritas Europa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Caritas Ukraine 1992
Caritas Europa Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine Caritas-Spes1991
Caritas Europa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom CAFOD 1960
Caritas Europa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN)2003
Caritas Europa Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom SCIAF 1965
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean White flag of surrender.svg Antilles Caritas Antilles ?
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Caritas Argentina1956
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia Caritas Bolivia1958
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Caritas Brazil 1956
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Caritas Chile1956
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia Caritas Colombia 1956
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica Caritas Costa Rica1963
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Caritas Cuba1991
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic Caritas Dominican Republic1961
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Caritas Ecuador1961
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador Caritas El Salvador1960
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Caritas Guatemala1962
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti Caritas Haiti1975
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras Caritas Honduras1959
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Caritas Mexico 1973
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua Caritas Nicaragua1960
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Panama.svg  Panama Caritas Panama1970
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Peru.svg  Peru Caritas Peru1955
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay Caritas Paraguay1958
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Caritas Puerto Rico1969
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Caritas Uruguay1962
Caritas Latin America and Caribbean Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela Caritas Venezuela1963
Caritas MONA Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Caritas Algeria1962
Caritas MONA Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus Caritas Cyprus1974
Caritas MONA Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti Caritas Djibouti1978
Caritas MONA Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Caritas Egypt1967
Caritas MONA Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq Caritas Iran1981
Caritas MONA Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Caritas Iraq1992
Caritas MONA White flag of surrender.svg Holy Land [16] Caritas Jerusalem 1967
Caritas MONA Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan Caritas Jordan1967
Caritas MONA Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon Caritas Lebanon 1976
Caritas MONA Flag of Libya.svg  Libya Caritas Libya ?
Caritas MONA Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania Caritas Mauritania1972
Caritas MONA Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco Caritas Morocco1947
Caritas MONA Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia Caritas Somalia1980
Caritas MONA Flag of Syria.svg  Syria Caritas Syria1954
Caritas MONA Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Caritas Tunisia ?
Caritas Oceania Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Caritas Australia 1964
Caritas Oceania Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Caritas Fiji2019
Caritas Oceania Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea Caritas Papua New Guinea1974
Caritas Oceania Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand1966
Caritas Oceania Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Caritas Samoa2008
Caritas Oceania Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga Caritas Tonga1972
Caritas Oceania White flag of surrender.svg Pacific Islands Caritas Pacific Islands1980
Caritas North America Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Development and Peace 1967
Caritas North America Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Catholic Charities 1910
Caritas North America Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States Catholic Relief Services 1943

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