Archdiocese of

St. Andrews & Edinburgh

Archdiocese of

St. Andrews & Edinburgh

Prayers for loved ones on All Souls

Archbishop Cushley today offered Holy Mass for the repose of all the faithful departed of the Archdiocese at Mount Vernon Cemetery. In his homily, he said: “We gather on All […]

Join Archbishop Cushley in Eucharistic Adoration

Archbishop Cushley invites Catholics to join him for Eucharistic Adoration at St Margaret’s Chapel at the Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh. The event is to pray for “insight, courage […]

Diocesan medals for Portobello parishioners!

Diocesan medals have been awarded to four parishioners at St John the Evangelist Church in Portobello for their outstanding contribution to parish life. Frances McDevitt, Alice Codling and Gena and […]

Benemerenti Medal for Selkirk man Douglas

A Parishioner has received the Benemerenti Medal for 50 years’ service at Our Lady and St Joseph’s in Selkirk. Douglas Turnbull (73), received the Papal Medal from Archbishop Leo Cushley […]

Faslane: Churches unite against nuclear weapons

Bishop Bill Nolan will address a “Faslane Peace Witness” event tomorrow (Saturday 29 October) at 1pm. He will be joined by Rt Rev Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General […]

Safeguarding: latest national newsletter available

The latest issue of the Safeguarding Matters newsletter is available now. It features in-depth coverage of the National Safeguarding Conference 2022 which took place in Glasgow earlier this month (photos […]

Need to Know: Gender self-id vote at Holyrood

MSPs will debate the general principles of the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill on 27 October. The purpose of the Bill is to amend the Gender Recognition Act […]

Bill and Tommy receive Benemerenti medal

Congratulations to Bill Merrick & Tommy McGowan of Holy Name Church in Oakley, West Fife, who were awarded Benemerenti Medals by Archbishop Leo Cushley on Sunday. Tommy has worked tirelessly […]

Archbishop’s Pastoral Letter on Euthanasia

Read Archbishop Leo Cushley’s pastoral letter on assisted suicide, below. The letter is a response to a proposed Bill in the Scottish Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. It will undermine […]