Canon Hannan: the priest who helped found Hibs
Mike Hennessy is conducting research with friends about Canon Edward Joseph Hannan, who was instrumental to the founding of Hibernian Football Club. Here he tells the fascinating story about the […]
FAQs: Week 1 at the Synod
What happened at the Synod this week? The Synod officially began in Rome on Wednesday. The official title is the 16th Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops (although lay people and […]
Synod underway in Rome
The 16th Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops began this week in Rome. It was launched with Pope Francis celebrating Holy Mass in St Peter’s Square (see here). Bishop Brian McGee […]
WATCH: Prisoners and experts share experience of life inside
Life inside Scottish prisons was discussed by prisoners, experts and chaplains at The Gillis Centre in Edinburgh on Saturday. A View from Within: Justice & the Prison Service was hosted […]
DIARY: Canon Jeremy’s Pakistan Pilgrimage
Canon Jeremy Bath shares his Pakistan Diary, following his visit there this summer. His aim was to discover more about the Catholic Church in the country and what life is […]
Challenge Poverty Week event
Bishop John Keenan will join Rt Rev Rev Sally Foster-Fulton, Moderator of the Church of Scotland, for a special Challenge Poverty Week event. Faith, Compassion and Security is hosted this […]
Bishop McGee in Rome for global Synod
Bishops from around in Rome are in Rome this weekend ahead of the first of two Synod meetings. The Catholic Church in Scotland will be represented by Bishop Brian McGee, […]
Lobby your MSP against assisted suicide
The Catholic Parliamentary Office has called on parishioners across Scotland to lobby MSPs against dangerous proposals to legalise assisted suicide. A briefing, which has been sent to every Catholic parish […]
Free2Pray webinar
A Green Party MSP, supported by the Scottish Government, is proposing a Bill to ban peaceful prayers and offers of help near abortion clinics in Scotland. It proposes a jail […]
Archbishop Cushley meets Pope Francis in Rome
Pope Francis welcomed Archbishop Cushley and Fr Mark Cassidy, rector of the Pontifical Scots College in Rome, to the Vatican last week. Archbishop Cushley said: “It was a privilege to join […]