What is "caritas"

Latin, literally "charity" (see charity).

Caritas was a Ponzi scheme in Romania that was active between April 1992 and August 1994. It attracted millions of depositors from all over the country who invested more than a trillion old lei (between one and five billion USD) before it finally went bankrupt on 14 August 1994, having a debt of 450 million U.S. dollars ($ in current terms).

Caritas may refer to:

• The Latin term for charity (virtue), one of the three theological virtues

Caritas is a fictional demon-friendly karaoke bar in the U.S. television series Angel. Caritas makes its first appearance in season two's " Judgment" episode, and its final appearance in season three's " Lullaby".