!!!Caritas

Caritas, independent welfare organisation of the  Catholic church in 
the spirit of love and goodwill. In Austria there are nine independent 
diocesan Caritas organisations, each subordinate to the respective 
diocesan bishop. According to the federalist structure, every diocese 
is free to act independently on matters of finance and staff. The 
Austrian Caritas central office is an institute under church law and a 
legal entity. Its organs are the Caritas directorate, the president 
(from 1995 H.  Kueberl as successor to H.  Schueller and Prelate L.  
Ungar), his deputy and a secretary-general. The Caritas provides 
emergency assistance in case of disaster and is engaged in development 
aid abroad, closely co-operating with local partner organisations and 
the Caritas Internationalis. At home it assists institutions for the 
disabled, mobile care services and homes and in and out-patient 
hospice services. It provides aid and advice for disadvantaged groups, 
such as the homeless, aliens, people in debt and drug addicts, and 
also provides training institutions, such as the school of social 
services and courses in caring for and working with disabled people. 
In the year 2000, Caritas had around 5,000 employees; about 40,000 
honorary helpers are active in the parish committees for social work 
and charity.

!Publications
Caritas Zeitschrift (magazine), Spenderinformation 
(donors´ information), Unsere Kinder etc.


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