
The mission of the CARF Foundation
To pray for the diocesan seminarians and priests; to spread their good name throughout the world; and to promote their integral formation in Rome and Pamplona.

We believe that it is possible to improve people's daily lives through the integral formation of young men with a vocation to serve through the priesthood. For this reason, the CARF Foundation, thanks to its benefactors, contributes financially so that seminarians, diocesan priests and religious from all over the world can receive a solid academic, theological, human and spiritual preparation.
Comprehensive training to support vocations around the world
Thanks to generous people like you, candidates can complete their academic, theological, human and spiritual formation in universities and seminaries in Rome and Pamplona.
Serving the Church
Each year, more than 800 bishops from around the world apply for grants to help them train their students to become bishops. PUSC and in the UNAV.
Most vocations today are born in African or American countries, which lack the means.
130 countries have sent students to universities and training centers.
129 beneficiaries have been ordained bishops since 1989.
1.960 students trained in 2025.
Universities supported by the CARF Foundation

Rome
Pontifical University of the Holy Cross

Pamplona
University of Navarra













