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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

See report 2023

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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11/01/2021
"We Christians in Pakistan have hope for a better future."

Abid is a priest of the Oblates of Mary Immaculate studying in Rome. "Christians in Pakistan have hope for a better future," he says.

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08/01/2021
Testimony of a father to his son

Esta es la carta que Braňo Borovský, le escribió a su hijo Braňo el día de su ordenación diaconal, ultimo paso antes del sacerdocio, en noviembre de 2020.
Por las restricciones sanitarias de la pandemia de coronavirus no pudo estar a su lado el día de su ordenación, pero su testimonio y sus vivencias en la Checoeslovaquia comunista de la década de los 80, acompañaron a su hijo ese día.

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14/12/2020
CARF Benefactors: "It is our responsibility to the universal Church".

CARF benefactors tell us about the importance of collaborating in the formation of priests and seminarians: "It is a responsibility to the universal Church".

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Mass schedules and information to attend the Eucharist.