Caritas Italy

Italian Catholic charity organization Caritas ItalyCaritas ItalianaEstablished2 July 1971; 55 years ago (1971-07-02)FounderEpiscopal Conference of ItalyTypeNonprofitTax ID no.80102590587LocationVia Aurelia 796, Rome, ItalyCoordinates41°53′23″N 12°24′28″E / 41.8898°N 12.4077°E / 41.8898; 12.4077PresidentArchbishop Carlo Roberto Maria RedaelliWebsitewww.caritas.it Caritas Italy (Italian: Caritas Italiana) is an Italian charitable organisation. It was established by the Italian Bishops' Conference to promote overall human development, social justice, and peace, especially focusing on helping the poorest members of society. Caritas Italy is a member of both Caritas Internationalis and of Caritas Europa. History In 1970 Pope Paul VI dissolved the Italian Pontificia Opera Missionaria (POA, Pontifical Missionary Work), a charity that had been supported by American Roman Catholics and which reported directly to the Apostolic See. It had managed charity work in Italy during the two World Wars and in the early postwar period. On 14 November 1970, at the seventh General Assembly of the Episcopal Conference of Italy (C.E.I.) the papal recommendations were approved. With de