Caritas Internationalis (Latin for 'Charity International') is a confederation of 162 national Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries and territories worldwide.[7] The name Caritas Internationalis refers to both the global network of Caritas organisations and to its general secretariat based in the Vatican City in Rome, Italy.
Collectively and individually, their missions are "to serve the poor and to promote charity and justice throughout the world".[8] Caritas Internationalis is the second-largest international humanitarian aid network in the world after the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.[9][10][11][12][13]
