Category: SCIAF

UK Catholic agencies disappointed in decision to keep cuts to foreign aid

by bcadmin | Nov 19, 2022 | CAFOD, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, lead, News, SCIAF, UK government, United Kingdom | 0 |

Catholic international aid agencies in the UK say the British government’s announcement that it wouldn’t restore the overseas aid budget target to 0.7 percent of Gross National Income (GNI) is disappointing.

‘History is going to hold us to account,’ says marcher at climate protest

by bcadmin | Nov 8, 2021 | CAFOD, Catholic News Service, Church in UK and Ireland, Climate change, COP26, News, SCIAF, Scotland | 0 |

Thousands of Catholics took to the streets of the United Kingdom to show their support for action to halt climate change and reverse ecological degradation.

Catholic charity welcomes Scotland’s pledge to combat effects of climate change

by bcadmin | Oct 26, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, Climate change, COP26, lead, News, SCIAF, Scotland, Scottish National Party | 0 |

Scotland’s leading Catholic development agency said First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has shown “significant leadership” in addressing how climate change is affecting the developing world.

Vatican at COP26: Hearts, habits must change fast to care for creation

by bcadmin | Oct 24, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, COP26, Environment Ecology, News, SCIAF, Scotland, United Kingdom, Vatican, Vatican diplomacy | 0 |

Even though Pope Francis will not attend the 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference in Glasgow in person, the Vatican delegation and the Catholic Church will be “everywhere” during the two-week summit

Head of Scottish Catholic development agency ‘gutted’ Pope not attending COP26

by bcadmin | Oct 8, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, COP26, News, Papal travel, SCIAF, Scotland | 0 |

The head of Scotland’s Catholic international development agency said he was “gutted” that Pope Francis will not be attending the United Nations COP26 climate conference.

Ahead of London arms fair, UK bishops call for end to weapons trade

by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2021 | arms trade, Bishops Conference of England and Wales, CAFOD, Caritas, Church in UK and Ireland, Great Britain, lead, London, News, Pax Christi, SCIAF, Scottish bishops, United Kingdom, weapons | 0 |

Ahead of a major arms fair in London, Catholic leaders in the UK are calling for an end to the arms trade.

Scottish Catholic aid agency warns about ‘race against time’ on climate change

by bcadmin | Aug 17, 2021 | Catholic Church, Church in Scotland, Church in UK and Ireland, Climate change, COP26, Glasgow, Great Britain, lead, News, Paris agreement, SCIAF, Scotland, United Kingdom | 0 |

Scotland’s Catholic international development agency has launched a petition asking the UK government to pledge to do more to tackle climate change ahead of a major UN climate conference.

Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in eastern Congo

by bcadmin | Dec 24, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Interviews, lead, News, Rape, SCIAF, violence against women | 0 |

Conflict in the South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has caused “pervasive” gender-based violence, according to Catholic aid groups.

Catholic leaders condemn UK government’s U-turn on foreign aid

by bcadmin | Nov 27, 2020 | CAFOD, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, foreign aid, Great Britain, lead, News, SCIAF, Trócaire, UK government, United Kingdom | 0 |

Catholic organizations across the UK have condemned a decision to cut the overseas aid budget by nearly a third.

Scottish charity provides emergency supplies to Beirut 2 months after blast

by bcadmin | Oct 15, 2020 | Beirut, Caritas Internationalis, Church in Scotland, Church in the Middle East, lead, Lebanon, News, SCIAF | 0 |

Scotland’s leading Catholic international aid agency is helping to provide emergency supplies such as blankets, cooking kits, hot meals and help with schooling for thousands of families affected by the Aug. 4 Beirut blast in Lebanon.

UK plan to end independence of international development office ‘seriously misguided’

by bcadmin | Jun 17, 2020 | Boris Johnson, CAFOD, Catholic Church, Church in UK and Ireland, development, Great Britain, International aid, News, SCIAF, second, UK government, United Kingdom | 0 |

Catholic aid agencies in Britain have reacted with alarm and disappointment over Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s announcement that he will merge the Department for International Development (DFID) is to merge with the Foreign Office.

Lenten campaign in Scotland helps sexual violence victims in DR Congo

by bcadmin | Mar 3, 2020 | Catholic Church, Church in Africa, Church in Scotland, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, lead, News, Rape, SCIAF, Scotland, sexual violence | 0 |

Every year, it’s estimated that over 400,000 women are raped every year in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This Lent, Scottish Catholics are raising money to help the victims of sexual violence in the country.