Caritas may refer to:
* The Latin term for
charity, one of the three theological virtues
Religion
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Caritas Internationalis, a confederation of Roman Catholic relief, development and social service organisations
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Caritas Christi Health Care, a non-profit Roman Catholic healthcare system in the New England region of the United States
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Caritas Hospital
The Caritas Hospital is an Indian hospital in Thellakom (near Adichira) under the Ettumanoor, Ettumanoor municipality in Kottayam district, Kerala, India. The hospital is run by the Syro-Malabar Catholic Archeparchy of Kottayam, Syro-Malabar K ...
, a hospital located in Kottayam district, Kerala, India
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Caritas Hong Kong, a charitable organisation of Caritas founded in July 1953
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Caritas Macau, the charity outreach of the Diocese of Macau, China founded in 1971
** Caritas Social Action Network, an agency of the
Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) is the episcopal conference of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.
Overview
The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales is the permanent assembly of Catholic Bishops ...
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Deus caritas est
''Deus caritas est'' ( en, "God is Love"), subtitled ''De Christiano Amore'' (''Of Christian Love''), is a 2005 encyclical, the first written by Pope Benedict XVI, in large part derived from writings by his late predecessor, Pope John Paul I ...
'', the first encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI.
* ''
Caritas in Veritate'', the third encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI; his first on social justice issues
Education
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Caritas Academy
Caritas Academy was an all-girls Catholic high school in Jersey City, New Jersey. It operated under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Newark.
History
Caritas Academy was a four-year Catholic college preparatory for urban young women, sponsored a ...
, an all-girls private, Roman Catholic high school in Jersey City, New Jersey
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Caritas Institute of Community Education
Caritas Institute of Community Education () is a self-financing institution of higher education based in Hong Kong. It was created on 1 January 2014, by combining all community education schools managed by Caritas Hong Kong. The Institution aim ...
, an institute of higher education
Other
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''Caritas'' (yacht), a private yacht
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Las Caritas
Las Caritas ("The faces") is a collection of Indian inscriptions in a rock formation looking out over Lake Enriquillo in the Dominican Republic. The place is also called the Trono de Enriquillo ("Enriquillo's throne") because it is said the Taíno ...
, a collection of Indian inscriptions in a rock formation in the Dominican Republic
* Caritas, a bar in the U.S. television series
''Angel'' (1999 TV series)
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Caritas (Ponzi scheme)
Caritas was a Ponzi scheme in Romania that was active between April 1992 and August 1994. It attracted millions of depositors from all over the country, who invested more than a trillion old lei (between US$1 billion and $5 billion) before it fin ...
, a pyramid investment in the early 1990s in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Caritas Well
The Caritas Well ( da, Caritasbrønden), also known as the Caritas Fountain (Danish: Caritasspringvandet), is the oldest fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was built in 1608 by Christian IV and is located on Gammeltorv, now part of the Strøget ...
or Caritas Fountain, a Renaissance fountain in Copenhagen, Denmark
See also
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Carità (disambiguation)
Carità or Carita is a feminine given name which may refer to:
Given name
* Carita Grönholm (born 1991), Finnish group rhythmic gymnast
* Carita Hansson (born 1991), Swedish female weightlifter
* Carita Holmström
Carita Elisabeth Holmström ...
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Charites, a group of minor goddesses in Greek mythology
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Deus caritas est (disambiguation) ''Deus caritas est'' (Latin: God is charity, God is love) may refer to:
*1 John (Vulgate), English translation "God is love"
*''Deus caritas est
''Deus caritas est'' ( en, "God is Love"), subtitled ''De Christiano Amore'' (''Of Christian Lo ...
* "
Ubi caritas", a hymn of the Western Church associated with Maundy Thursday
* "O Caritas", a song on the Cat Stevens album ''
Catch Bull at Four
''Catch Bull at Four'' is the sixth studio album by Cat Stevens. The title is taken from one of the Ten Bulls of Zen.
In the United States the album spent three weeks at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It also reached number one in Austra ...
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