Catholic charities
Charitable organizations of the Catholic Church / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the Catholic Church's charities in general. For the United States organization, see Catholic Charities USA.
The Catholic Church operates numerous charitable organizations.
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Catholic spiritual teaching includes spreading the Gospel, while Catholic social teaching emphasises support for the sick, the poor and the afflicted through the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. The Catholic Church is the largest non-governmental provider of education and medical services in the world.[1]