Fatebenefratelli - Hospitaller Order of St. John of God

"We consider ourselves, in an increasingly more secularised world, to be the expression of the Church of Charity.

We are present in different countries, within the government organisations providing different services, so that in all we do we work together with the Health and Welfare Ministries and other civil organisations and local authorities etc.

We are present in countries with the greatest needs, where the Order's Centres are run, based on the principle of subsidiarity and driven by the missionary spirit, making up for the local shortcomings in the field of health care and welfare through the Centres we have promoted.

We serve the sick in general, and the mentally ill. Recently we have them a great deal to establish units to provide palliative care and to nurse AIDS sufferers', Alzheimer's patients etc.

In addition to the Brothers, we have some 45,000 professional co-workers incorporated to our mission with an employment contract, and another 8,000 volunteers as well as an army of benefactors who have faith in a project, and support us by providing us with resources."