The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a devotion of the Catholic Church linked especially to the Mercy of God. This Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Sunday following Easter and was proposed by St. John Paul II in 2000.
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
The Chaplet of Divine Mercy is a devotion of the Catholic Church linked especially to the Mercy of God. This Feast of Divine Mercy is celebrated on the Sunday following Easter and was proposed by St. John Paul II in 2000.
Pope Francis' apostolic letter Desiderio desideravi (29-VI-2022) stresses the need and importance of liturgical formation for all the faithful, not just the laity.
Théogène Ndagijimana and Révocat Habiyaremye are two Rwandan priests studying at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome, thanks to a CARF scholarship. Théogène is studying for a Licentiate in Canon Law and Révocat for a Licentiate in Theology. In this interview they talk about the needs of their country: "Rwanda needs the strength of God and the Church to lift its soul".
