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St. Josemaría used to say that "Rome will leave a deep and lasting impression on your soul, if you have made good use of your time. And you will know how to be more faithful children of the Church, and have a more supernatural love for the Holy Father.

As you know, every year since the CARF Foundation we attended with benefactors and friends videre Petrum to learn first-hand about the work of the foundation and, at the same time, soak up the Church at the heart of Christianity.

I would like to invite you to join us on this year's pilgrimage, which will take place between the days of October 17 and 21. We will visit the restricted scavi vaticani, the Vatican gardens and museums, Baroque Rome and the Spanish Embassy to the Holy See. In addition, we will attend the Wednesday audience with the Pope, have a get-together with the prelate of Opus Dei at Villa Tevere, and participate in several meetings with priests and seminarians at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross and the Sedes Sapientiae International Seminary. BOOK NOW

"The young people in my country are those who make a mess."

Carlos Alberto Bracho is 36 years old, from the diocese of Cabimas (Venezuela) and is studying at the Bidasoa International Seminary thanks to a scholarship from the CARF Foundation. When he told the rector of the seminary in Venezuela about his vocation he was 27 years old and thought: "it is too late to begin this journey". However, for God there is no time, he calls some people earlier and others later. Read their testimony

It's time for you to live Rome with all your heart and soul

From October 17 to 22 we will go "videre Petrum" to soak up the Church in the heart of Christianity. We will visit the scavi; the Vatican gardens and museums; the Spanish Embassy, Baroque Rome... We will attend the audience with the Pope and a meeting at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross with priests and seminarians. Book now!

Pastoral Tour: Pablo Santa María Watson, priest from Canada

At an extremely complicated time for the Catholic Church in Canada, where there is a particularly aggressive secularism and the faith is collapsing, there is a need for courageous and well-trained priests who can give a reason for their faith. This is the opinion of Fr. Pablo Santa Maria Watson, current judicial vicar of the Archdiocese of Vancouver and former CARF scholar. Discover its history

Meeting with Leopoldo Abadía and seminarians in Barcelona

On March 25, the CARF Foundation organized a meeting in Barcelona with two students of the Bidasoa International Seminar, which it supports with scholarships for their training. The event was presented by the writer and lecturer Leopoldo Abadia and was also attended by Alfonso Riobó, director of the digital magazine Omnes. Watch the video

Find out what has been happening at the Vatican in April with Pope Francis.

We bring you, from Rome Reports, the best summary of what has happened this April at the Vatican and the activities of the Holy Father. Watch video

The number of seminarians in the West is already below the replacement threshold.

Therefore, it is fundamental that with your prayer🙏 you ask God to send more priests, and with your collaboration you help thousands of seminarians and diocesan priests to be formed in Rome and Pamplona, and in turn form other priests and seminarians when they return to their dioceses. Don't miss any of them!

Davide: "I prioritized pleasure and I moved away from God, but He did not move away from me".

"My priority was pleasure. I had money for my vices and freedom of movement, but there was something that left me unsatisfied." One April 11, Divine Mercy Day, he decided to open his heart to Jesus. He is now a novice of the Servants of the Home of the Mother and is preparing to become a priest thanks to the help of the CARF Foundation. Read their testimony

Two brothers preparing to become priests together

Agustín and Mariano Seguí are religious of the Miles Christi Institute. They grew up in a family that transmitted the faith to them and surprised their parents with an almost simultaneous vocation. Both are studying theology at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross to become priests. Discover its history

Seminar Day 2023

The 109,895 seminarians in the world, once they are ordained priests, will make God's dream come true, administering the sacraments. Will you help us to take care of them? Watch the video

Carlos Chiclana: "Priests must take care of themselves in order to take care of others".

What kind of priests does the Church need today? What should their human and spiritual formation be like? Do they miss anything in this formation? These are some of the questions addressed at the Omnes Forum - CARF Foundation on March 15, on the affective life and priestly personality. Read the news

The number of seminarians in the West is already below the replacement threshold.

On April 1, we will launch the campaign "Don't let any vocation be lost", which will be published on the Foundation's channels and in different advertising media. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of the world's need for priests. Don't miss any of them!

Find out what has been happening at the Vatican in March with Pope Francis.

We bring you, from Rome Reports, the best summary of what has happened this March at the Vatican and the activities of the Holy Father. Watch video