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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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27/03/2025
"I felt God like a flame burning in my heart."

The story of Jonathas' vocation demonstrates that when a person stops being afraid to open himself to God, he discovers a fullness of life and infinite peace.

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25/03/2025
March 25, Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord

In the Annunciation, the Yes of the Virgin Mary is the stellar moment of surrender and acceptance of the saving mission, which has its meaning for life and priestly vocation.

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21/03/2025
The essential impact of a testament of solidarity on the future of the Church

A legacy or a testament of solidarity allows us to extend our generosity beyond our lifetime by allocating a part of our patrimony to the formation and support of seminarians and diocesan priests, without harming the legitimate heirs. It is an act of faith and love for the mission of the Church that leaves a perpetual legacy.

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