• Website: www.caritas.org
  • Founded: 1987.
  • Caritas Internationalis defines itself as a confederation of 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organizations working to build a better world, especially for the poor and oppressed, in over 200 countries and territories.
  • Cartias receives funding via the annual contributions of the Member Organisations, and by registration fees for each session of the General Assembly, and by contributions and gifts.
  • Caritas pledges to steward those resources entrusted to us in an efficient and effective manner, being aware that we have an obligation to behave at all times in a transparent and accountable way - to the poor, the Church and to one another.
  • However, a recent poster graphically attacking the Israeli security fence featured Cartias Vatican headquarters address and listed the endorsement of 151 of its international branches.
  • According to the Simon Weisenthal Center, The production and distribution of such political material may place Caritas in violation of its charitable tax status on donations made in North America, Western Europe and Australasia."
  • The Simon Weisenthal Center also noted that the poster undoubtedly exacerbates Middle East-related antisemitism, justifies further attacks on Jewish targets under the sanctification cover of the Holy See and impugns Caritas' credibility as an effective relief and unbiased relief agency.