Caritas Ambrosiana

The Caritas Ambrosiana has an office of the Archbishop of the Diocese of Milan called the Office for the Pastoral Care of Charity - Caritas Ambrosiana, within the Sector for the Mission and Charity.

"The Caritas Ambrosiana is the pastoral organism instituted by the Archbishop in order to promote the witness of the charity of the diocesan ecclesial community and of the minor communities, parish species, in ways suited to the times and needs, in view of the integral development of man , social justice and peace, with particular attention to the last ones and with a prevalent pedagogical function The Caritas Ambrosiana is the official instrument of the Diocese for the promotion and coordination of charitable and welfare initiatives, within the other specific diocesan competences ". Article 1 Statute Caritas Ambrosiana

The Caritas Ambrosiana has as a legal entity, to refer to for its activities, the Foundation that bears his name.

The Caritas Ambrosiana Foundation , established in 1963, is a public juridical person of the canonical order and is a civilly recognized ecclesiastical body. Based in Milan, Via San Bernardino 4. The Foundation "for the realization of its purposes promotes, supports and manages, according to the needs, initiatives and services of a charitable and welfare nature. The Foundation also carries out initiatives for human, social, technical and health promotion in developing countries ". Art. 2 Statute Fondazione Caritas Ambrosiana .