Pastoral da Saúde

What Pastoral da Saúde does

ICAPS (Instituto Camiliano de Pastoral da Saúde) is a Brazilian religious nonprofit organization founded in 1975 and formally constituted on April 10, 1981, operating under the Província Camiliana Brasileira and the Sociedade Beneficente São Camilo (SBSC). The institute coordinates Catholic pastoral health activity in Brazil, with stated focus on hospital chaplaincy, parochial and home-based pastoral care, and bioethics formation. It serves dioceses, parishes, hospitals (notably the Hospitais São Camilo network), and individual pastoral health agents, and partners with the National Coordination of Pastoral Health of the CNBB and with the Arquidiocese de São Paulo.

The organization's product portfolio comprises formation courses and lectures, a postgraduate course in hospital chaplaincy delivered in partnership with Centro Universitário São Camilo, the quarterly digital bulletin "Boletim São Camilo Pastoral da Saúde" (published since 1983), a digital library of books on São Camilo de Lellis and bioethics, the annual Congresso Brasileiro de Humanização e Pastoral da Saúde (held since 1981), the Virtual Chapel devotional platform, and a Loja selling religious articles such as wooden chapels, rosaries, medals, and books. Distribution operates through the icaps.org.br website, WhatsApp, telephone, downloadable digital content, and event-based channels.

ICAPS is funded and resourced through its parent religious province and affiliated institutions rather than through investor capital. Revenue derives from course and formation fees, subscription-based access to the digital bulletin, and one-time sales of religious merchandise and publications; financial statements are not publicly disclosed. The institute has 32 employees and is headquartered at Av. Pompéia, 888 in São Paulo, Brazil.

Name

Pastoral da Saúde

Legal name

Instituto Camiliano de Pastoral da Saúde (ICAPS)

Website

https://icaps.org.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pastoral Health Services & Religious Education

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Worship & Liturgy Publishing (Liturgical Texts, Missals, Service Books, Hymnals) (MPAJAHAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Specialized/Single-Purpose Accreditors (e.g., seminaries, arts conservatories) (EDADACAD)

Keywords

• Pastoral health care
• Hospital chaplaincy
• Religious formation
• Spiritual care
• Bioethics education

Headquarters

HQ city

São Paulo

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of religious articles and books through the online store, including items such as wooden chapels, rosaries, medals, keychains, posters, bags, and various publications about Pastoral da Saúde and São Camilo de Lellis.
2. Formation and Course Fees: Revenue generated from formation programs and courses for Pastoral Health agents and hospital chaplains, including postgraduate specialization courses offered in partnership with Centro Universitário São Camilo.
3. Digital Bulletin Subscriptions: Publication of the digital bulletin 'São Camilo Pastoral da Saúde' as a quarterly publication, with content socialized among the Camiliana Carismatic Family, collaborators, and sympathizers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ICAPS (Instituto Camiliano de Pastoral da Saúde) provides pastoral health formation, training, and spiritual care resources in Brazil. It organizes congresses, formation courses, lectures, and publishes books, e-books, and a quarterly digital bulletin dedicated to the heritage of São Camilo de Lellis. The institute also sells religious articles (medals, rosaries, devotional items) and operates a virtual chapel service.

Product overview

ICAPS (Instituto Camiliano de Pastoral da Saúde) operates as a religious and educational institution under the Província Camiliana Brasileira, offering a portfolio of spiritual care and health ministry products and services. The organization provides the quarterly Digital Bulletin 'São Camilo Pastoral da Saúde' featuring formation content for ministry agents, maintains a digital library of religious publications on São Camilo de Lellis and healthcare ministry, and publishes books on health theology, hospital chaplaincy, and bioethics. ICAPS distributes religious merchandise including wooden chapels, rosaries, medals, and prayer items honoring São Camilo de Lellis. The institution organizes the annual national 'Congresso Brasileiro de Humanização e Pastoral da Saúde' drawing over 500 participants, and offers a Virtual Chapel with daily gospel readings and prayer request services. Additionally, ICAPS provides formation courses and lectures on health ministry topics for agents working in healthcare and ecclesiastical settings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Boletim São Camilo Pastoral da Saúde: Digital bulletin publication of ICAPS covering pastoral health themes

Products and services

• Congresso Brasileiro de Humanização e Pastoral da Saúde

Quantifiable outcome

• 44 students enrolled in first cohort of hospital chaplaincy postgraduate course (August 2022)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Centro Universitário São CamilocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 August 2022Partnership to offer postgraduate course in Hospital Chaplaincy: Conceptions and Practices of Pastoral Health for the Sick, in live synchronous online format. The course began with 44 students from various parts of Brazil on August 5, 2022.
• CNBB - Coordenação Nacional da Pastoral da SaúdecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1986Since 1986, ICAPS has maintained a strategic partnership with CNBB Coordenação Nacional da Pastoral da Saúde to organize courses, lectures, and congresses throughout Brazil, as well as publish formation materials. This partnership is fundamental to ICAPS' national reach and mission to develop Pastoral Health in regional and national scope.
• Arquidiocese de São Paulo - Pastoral da SaúdemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1981Since 1981, ICAPS has coordinated National Assemblies of Pastoral Health in conjunction with the Pastoral Health of the Arquidiocese of São Paulo. From 1990 onwards, with support and involvement of CNBB Coordenação Nacional da Pastoral da Saúde.
• USC - União Social CamilianamajorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 1981USC was responsible for the infrastructural organization of the congresses while ICAPS was responsible for the scientific committee. This partnership has continued for over 40 years of annual congresses.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Editora Vozes: Major Brazilian Catholic publisher owned by the Society of the Divine Word. Comparable to ICAPS in religious publishing, formation materials, and devotional articles; operates at significantly larger scale across Latin America.
• Editora Santuário: Brazilian Catholic publisher focused on spirituality, liturgy, and pastoral formation. Closely overlaps with ICAPS's liturgical publishing, devotional materials, and formation content offerings.
• Paulinas Editora: Brazilian Catholic publishing house producing books, periodicals, and religious articles. Directly comparable to ICAPS in its combined religious publishing, formation content, and devotional merchandise distribution within the Brazilian Catholic market.
• National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC): U.S.-based professional association certifying Catholic healthcare chaplains and providing formation, standards, and advocacy. Closely comparable mission to ICAPS's Hospital Chaplaincy postgraduate program and national coordination role.

Emerging players

• Centro Universitário São Camilo: Camilian-affiliated university that partnered with ICAPS in 2022 to deliver the postgraduate Hospital Chaplaincy course. Comparable as a formation provider in pastoral health and bioethics, and serves as both a partner and potential adjacent competitor in education.

Regional players

• Arquidiocese de São Paulo: Catholic archdiocese co-coordinating National Assemblies of Pastoral Health with ICAPS since 1981. Comparable as a regional organizer of pastoral health agents and chaplaincy formation in the São Paulo territory.

Broad incumbents

• Hospital Sírio-Libanês: Major Brazilian private hospital operating its own pastoral care and spiritual assistance program. Comparable to ICAPS as a provider of spiritual care within hospital settings, though it operates a much broader clinical portfolio.
• Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA): Large Catholic healthcare association representing hospitals and coordinating pastoral care standards in the U.S. Comparable to ICAPS at scale as a national coordinator of Catholic pastoral health policy, formation, and advocacy.

Others

• Pastoral da Saúde da CNBB: National Coordination of Pastoral da Saúde within CNBB, ICAPS's primary institutional partner since 1986. Comparable as the national coordinating body for Catholic pastoral health in Brazil, with which ICAPS jointly organizes formation programs and congresses.
• Sociedade Beneficente São Camilo: Parent organization of Hospitais São Camilo and original creator of ICAPS in 1981. Comparable as part of the same Camilian network providing hospital-based pastoral care and healthcare chaplaincy services in Brazil.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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