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Caritas Internationalis was one of many organisations involved in the World Social Forum (here pictured in 2003 in Porto Alegre). Nonetheless, Caritas also continued its work as social service provider and development actor around the world. For example Caritas Hong Kong, greatly expanded its educational and healthcare services. [74]
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is the international humanitarian agency of the Catholic community in the United States.Founded in 1943 by the Bishops of the United States, the agency provides assistance to 130 million people in more than 110 countries and territories in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Eastern Europe.
Caritas Hellas also provides regular assistance to victims of local disasters, such as the 2007 Greek forest fires and the 2018 Attica wildfires. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The organisation's work is funded through grants from other Caritas organisations, including Caritas Germany , Caritas Italy , Caritas Spain , and Catholic Relief Services .
Catholic Charities USA is a member of Caritas Internationalis, an international federation of Catholic social service organizations. [2] Catholic Charities USA is the national office of 167 local Catholic Charities agencies nationwide.
Caritas Australia's predecessor was the Catholic Church Relief Fund (CCRF), established in 1962 and whose name was changed two years to Episcopal Committee for Catholic Overseas Relief (COR). Later that same year, in 1964, the Catholic Bishops started the Catholic Overseas Relief Executive Committee, whose members were lay people.
Caritas may refer to: The Latin term for charity, one of the three theological virtues; Religion. Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of more than 160 Catholic ...
National Caritas organisations are the members of Caritas Europa. In most countries, each national organisation serves as an umbrella for various diocesan Caritas organisations. Diocesan and parish Caritas groups operate locally [14] but are not direct members of Caritas Europa. Membership activities vary widely.
Caritas Africa has 46 member organisations spanning the sub-Saharan region, encompassing the islands in the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic.Caritas Africa does not extend its coverage to the entirety of the African continent, as Caritas organisations in the Maghreb, Mashriq, and partially the Horn of Africa belong to a distinct region within Caritas Internationalis, specifically Caritas Middle ...