September events

Archbishop Cushley is encouraging us to take part in some of the many events happening in and around the Archdiocese in September. See his video message below, or watch on […]
George thanked for representing Catholic schools in Fife
Archbishop Cushley has thanked George Haggerty for being a Catholic Church representative in Fife for over a decade. He was presented with a gift as he steps down from the […]
EVENT: Children’s Liturgy Information Day
Those who are involved in their parish Children’s Liturgy are invited to join volunteers from across the Archdiocese for our Children’s Liturgy Information Day. It takes place at the Gillis […]
Priest travels from Chile for relic of St Margaret
Archbishop Leo Cushley has given a holy relic to a church in Chile where St Margaret of Scotland is inspiring parish life. He presented a relic of the scapular bone […]
Bishops’ prayers for persecuted Church in Nicaragua
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has called issued the following statement on the situation in Nicaragua: “Alarmed by the increased persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, following the arrest […]
HOMILY: Festival Mass, St Mary’s Cathedral
Archbishop Cushley celebrated the annual Festival Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh yesterday (Sunday 21 August). Among the congregation were the city’s Lord Provost, Robert Aldridge, and the Very […]
Children’s Liturgy for Sunday

Here is the link to this Sunday’s Children’s Liturgy: Corpus Christi (19 June) Click here to view. Children’s Liturgy resources are available from the ‘resources’ in the Catechetics section of […]
Children’s Liturgy for Sunday

Here is the link to this Sunday’s Children’s Liturgy: 21st Sunday of the year, 21 August. Click here to view. Children’s Liturgy resources are available from the ‘resources’ in the […]
Fr Raymond, Br Thomas: rest in peace
Please keep in your prayers two members of the Cistercian community at Nunraw Abbey in Haddington who have died. Fr Raymond Jaconelli (main pic, left) died on Friday 12 August […]
Scottish Church responds to Pope’s Synod call

The Catholic Church in Scotland has submitted its response to the call from Pope Francis in 2021 to participate in a two-year process called “a synod on synodality,” which will […]