Documentary video Witnesses: stories of priests

We tell you the stories of priests with a shared mission. This video documentary shows the experiences of Pedro Pablo (Venezuela) and Ncamiso (Swaziland/Esuatini) who, thanks to the support of the CARF Foundation, have been able to train to bring hope and hard work to their dioceses.

His testimony, and that of the people who benefit from his pastoral work, reflects the transformative impact of the CARF Foundation's support to dioceses around the world. Thanks to benefactors, hundreds of seminarians and diocesan and religious priests from impoverished countries receive solid academic, human and spiritual preparation in Rome and Pamplona each year.

In less than half an hour you will be able to share with others the work of the CARF Foundation.

Pedro Pablo, priest from Venezuela

Ncamiso, priest of Esuatini (Swaziland)

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The importance of the integral formation of the priest

Meet the challenge posed by the formation of priests diocesans and religious throughout the world.

Without priests there are no sacraments, no Eucharist. As Christians we have the duty to support the integral formation of the maximum possible number of seminarians and diocesan and religious priests. In a special way, preventing them from being lost due to lack of financial means.

We all know how important it is to take care of this stage of formation so that, later on, it will benefit hundreds of thousands of faithful throughout the world.

Why was it filmed Witnesses?

Everything is based on the premise: "Go and preach the Gospel to all nations".

We decided to tell stories of priests and the tireless work they do for the society of the lands entrusted to them by their bishop.

The narrative is articulated, in large part, from the point of view of the people who have benefited from the work of this priest trained thanks to the CARF Foundation: they are WITNESSES.

There are so many hidden stories of prayer and silent work that we wanted to put faces and eyes to some of them.

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Mary Magdalene Resurrection and Jesus — Scene from The Passion of the Christ: Mary Magdalene mourns Jesus' death

Mary Magdalene with expression of anguish, lying on the ground. Scene from the Passion of the Christ, by Mel GIbson. — An intense scene with Mary Magdalene, played by Monica Bellucci, from the Passion of the Christ.

"A life offered out of love" St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)

About the CARF Foundation

The CARF Foundation was founded on February 14, 1989. A few years earlier, in 1984, St. John Paul II encouraged Blessed Alvaro del Portillo to found the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome to promote an intellectual, human and spiritual formation of excellence for seminarians and diocesan priests and religious men and women from any country in the world, without their economic capacity being an impediment.

Since 1951, work had already been carried out in the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarra.

📍 With your help, more than 30,000 seminarians and diocesan priests and religious men and women have been trained at the Pontifical University of the Holy Cross in Rome and at the Ecclesiastical Faculties of the University of Navarra in Pamplona to serve the Church throughout the world.

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Our commitment

Academic 🎓

The bachelor's degrees, specialization programs or doctorates provide each candidate with a specific and particular preparation in one of the four areas offered by the universities: Theology, Philosophy, Canon Law or Institutional Social Communication.

Spiritual 😇

Seminarians and priests complement their academic and human formation with spiritual formation, since they must be prepared to lend their body and spirit to the Lord, so that they may serve with effective dedication to the principal end of their priesthood: to be mediators between God and men, especially with the sacraments, preaching and accompaniment.

Human 🫂

The schools and residences complement academic and human formation. Through a family environment, the development of attitudes, skills and values that impact the personal and social growth of seminarians and priests is achieved.