Catholic Agencies
Religious Studies A: AQA GCSE Religions, topic 3.3.7
Catholic Agencies
There are many Catholic agencies that try to fulfil the commandment to love one’s neighbour through their charitable work. Three such agencies are:
The Catholic Agency For Overseas Development (CAFOD)
- CAFOD is an international aid agency based in England and Wales that works specifically to combat and raise awareness of poverty.
- CAFOD's wider goals are to respond to emergencies (e.g. floods, earthquakes) worldwide, and to promote social justice.
Trocaire
- Trocaire is an agency based in Ireland which acts as the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
- Trocaire works abroad, mainly in developing nations, in order to protect human rights and provide humanitarian aid where it is needed most.
Missio
- Missio (or The Pontifical Mission Societies) is a group of Catholic agencies under the direct control of the Pope.
- Missio is the official agency of the Vatican for conducting international missions.
- In particular, these missions focus on poorer countries and countries where Christianity is an emerging faith.
Test yourself on Catholic Agencies
Which of the following is NOT an example of a Catholic agency?
CAFOD is an example of a Catholic agency. What does CAFOD stand for?