the work of cafod and svp

Question 1

what is being a catholic not only limited to?

Answer 1

prayer or things they might do on Sundays

Question 2

what is being a catholic considered as?

Answer 2

putting faith into action and involves every aspect of life

Question 3

what will catholic charities try to reflect?

Answer 3

catholic beliefs that humans were created in the image and likeness of god and that each human life is sacred

Question 4

what does the catholic charities reflection links to?

Answer 4

Jesus’ teaching that we must ‘love our neighbour, as we love ourselves

Question 5

what does respect for human life mean?

Answer 5

respecting all of god’s creation

Question 6

what is CAFOD a major catholic agency working for?

Answer 6

working development

Question 7

who is supporting the CAFOD?

Answer 7

catholics of England and Wales

Question 8

what does CAFOD stand for?

Answer 8

catholic fund for overseas development

Question 9

how and when was CAFOD started?

Answer 9

by the catholic bishops of England and Wales in 1962

Question 10

what is CAFOD considered as?

Answer 10

an organisation

Question 11

what does CAFOD try to live out of?

Answer 11

the church;s mission on a global scale
tries to help those in need

Question 12

what does CAFOD promote?

Answer 12

long-term development so that less-developed countries can support themselves

Question 13

why does CAFOD have a disaster fund?

Answer 13

to help natural disasters and refugees

Question 14

what could the CAFOD’s disaster fund include?

Answer 14

an emergency aid such as sending food, medicines and shelters to victims of a disaster, or sending blankets and food to war refugees

Question 15

what are the 5% of CAFOD’s budget spend on?

Answer 15

educating the people, churches of England and Wales about the need for development and the ways which catholics can help less-developed countries

Question 16

why does CAFOD work for social justice?

Answer 16

to challenge unfairness and tries to bring an end to poverty

Question 17

what does SVP stand for?

Answer 17

st Vincent de paul society

Question 18

what does the SV try to help?

Answer 18

those in need in the uk

Question 19

SVP’s activities:
1. why do they do regular visiting and personal care?
2. who do they help?
3. when do they visit to individuals and families?
4. why do they visit housebound elderly?
5. why do they shop, decorate and do gardening?
6. why do they organise children’s camps?
7. why do they organise stories for unwanted furniture?
8. what does providing drop-in centres mean?

Question 20

SVP’s activities:

1. why do they do regular visiting and personal care?
2. who do they help?
3. when do they visit to individuals and families?
4. why do they visit housebound elderly?
5. why do they shop, decorate and do gardening?
6. why do they organise children’s camps?
7. what do holiday schemes provide?
8. why do they organise stories for unwanted furniture?
9. what does providing drop-in centres mean?

Answer 20

1. help families who are finding it difficult to organise their family or homes
2. Help the lonely or bereaved and the housebound
3. to the sick at home or in hospitals and hospices, to residential homes and to offenders’ institutions
4. prevent them from feeling isolated. Many appreciate a friendly face and enjoy a chat over a cup of tea
5. whilst doing this, they fill in official forms and making sure people are receiving their
   statutory benefits
6. from poor or troubled homes
7. a break for family carers, to give poor families a holiday or a break
8. can be used when housing the homeless
9. gives lonely people an opportunity to socialise