The significance of charity (caritas) in the governing, sanctifying, and teaching mission of the ChurchUjházi, Lóránd (Avtor) social teachingcrisis-managementcanon lawHoly Seehumanitarian assistanceIt would be far from the ,constitutional‘ principle of the Church, like in a case of the welfare state, to separate markedly the organizations of the universal or particular Church that are specifically in the service of merciful charity. On the contrary, all levels and all offices of the Church are permeated with the commitment to merciful love. We are substantiating our claims with qualitative research, analyses of primary and secondary theological and Canon Law sources, which we sharpen for the governmental, sanctifying, and teaching mission of the Church. Our goal is to demonstrate that the consistent commitment of the Church, especially utterances of the current Pope, the reform of the Curia, the positioning of the diplomatic body and the involvement of the Catholic Church in crisis management to support regional and global humanitarian mission and security, harmonize with the theological teaching of the Church and with the Canon Law referring to it. 20202024-10-10 10:51:08Neznano163735UDK: 27-423.79ISSN pri članku: 0006-5722DOI: 10.34291/BV2020/04/UjhaziCOBISS_ID: 44818947sl