The congregation of the Caritas Sisters of Miyazaki was founded by Salesian Italian priests of St. John Bosco in 1937 in Miyazaki, Japan. The founder, Fr. Antonio Cavoli and co-founder, Fr. Vincent Cimatti named the congregation "Caritas" because it started with love and concern for the poor people. The love and self sacrificing work for the abandoned of the Caritas sisters won the hearts of a lot of non-Catholics and led them to God. The small seed blossomed into fruitful tree that has spread its missionary presence in 11 countries with around 500 Japanese sisters, 500 Korean.