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The mission of the CARF Foundation

To pray for seminarians and diocesan priests; to spread their good name throughout the world; and to promote their integral formation.

The CARF Foundation (acronym that stands for Centro Academico Romano Fundación) promotes activities of a cultural nature, aimed at the promotion and development of the humanities in all its manifestations, and, primarily, the specific formation received by seminarians, diocesan priests and religious of the Catholic Church. 

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.

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Sacred vessels

To reach the farthest corner of the Earth

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Bequests and wills

The future of the Church depends on you.

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Annual Report

Learn about the activities of the CARF Foundation

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Excellent training to support vocations worldwide.

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 UNAVMost vocations today are born in African or American countries, which lack the means.

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131 countries send candidates to universities and training centers

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134 beneficiaries have been ordained bishops since 1989.
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2,170 beneficiaries trained by 2023.

Universities supported by the CARF Foundation

The social action board and its volunteers' assistance

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17/03/2021
Sister Emanuela, Vatican Museums: "Many pilgrims listen to the message of the Gospel".

Sister Emanuela belongs to the Missionaries of Divine Revelation, official guides of St. Peter's Basilica and the Vatican Museums. "Many pilgrims hear the Gospel for the first time," she says.

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10/03/2021
What a Novena is and how to pray it

Jesus Christ taught us to pray. He asked the Apostles to prepare themselves in prayer for the coming of the Holy Spirit. This is the inspiration for the Pentecost novena as they spent nine days waiting for him. During those nine days, a group of people were gathered together with Mary and the Apostles. Historically, this was the first Christian novena.

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08/03/2021
Pope's visit to Iraq: a before and an after

In the third CARF Reflection Meeting, which is held online. It was the first time that a Pontiff has visited the land of Abraham, the prophet who unites Jews, Christians and Muslims.

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Mass schedules and information to attend the Eucharist.