Mr. Ygor, a parish priest in Rio de Janeiro, found his vocation inspired by his pastor and a seminarian. Thanks to the prayers and support of the CARF Foundation, he strengthened his faith. Today he brings hope to his community.
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.
Thanks to generous people like you, candidates can complete their academic, theological, human and spiritual formation in universities and seminaries in Rome and Pamplona.
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.
131 countries send candidates to universities and training centers
Mr. Ygor, a parish priest in Rio de Janeiro, found his vocation inspired by his pastor and a seminarian. Thanks to the prayers and support of the CARF Foundation, he strengthened his faith. Today he brings hope to his community.
On January 23, we celebrated Word of God Sunday, instituted by Pope Francis for the Third Sunday in Ordinary Time. A pastoral initiative called to promote the formation of the faithful, in order to help them draw from Sacred Scripture "inestimable fruits of wisdom, hope and life" (Letter Aperuit illis, 30-IX-2019).
In 2025, we enter fully into the Holy Year of Hope: a key element in this message, reminding us of the importance of living with faith and confidence in the future.
