Join Fr Matthew for Synod event
The Archdiocese will welcome Fr Matthew Nunes from the Archdiocese of Liverpool on Saturday 1 February to lead a workshop on practical synodality for parishioners and clergy. The event is titled Conversations in the Spirit: How to Lead & Participate and takes place at The Gillis Centre, 100 Strathearn Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1BB on Saturday […]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Saturday 18 January. The theme for this year, the 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea, is “Do you believe this?” (John 11:26). It is time to celebrate the faith that Christians share in Christ and the importance of dialogue between Christian Denominations The Week of […]
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity takes place from from Wednesday 18 to Wednesday 25 January. It is organised by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI) and this year’s theme is praying for unity amidst injustice. Dr Nicola Brady, General Secretary of CTBI said: “For this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity we […]
Looking ahead: Some key dates for 2025
As a new year unfolds, we’ve compiled some key dates to stick in you calendar. In this Jubilee Year, we encourage you to make a pilgrimage to St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh to pray at the Jubilee Cross. The Holy See has granted permission for the Jubilee Cross to carry a plenary indulgence. You may also […]
Pastoral letter for Justice & Peace
The Day of Prayer for Justice & Peace is this Sunday (5 January). Archbishop Bill Nolan, President of Justice & Peace Scotland, has written a pastoral letter that he has asked to be read at Mass this weekend (below). Parishes have been asked to have a special collection for the work of Justice & Peace Scotland. […]
GALLERY: Jubilee Year begins in the Archdiocese
Archbishop Cushley has launched the Holy Year in the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh with Holy Mass and the blessing of the Jubilee Cross. The cross is to be the focus for pilgrims in the Archdiocese and The Holy See has granted permission for the Jubilee Cross to carry a plenary indulgence. Archbishop Cushley said: […]
Archbishop Cushley’s Christmas Homily
Here is Archbishop Cushley’s Homily from Midnight Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, A very Merry Christmas to you all, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ! This year has truly been a difficult one for many, and an increasingly delicate and dangerous one for us all. As we look from the Sudan to the […]
NEW LECTIONARY: Prepare for Sunday’s Mass
This weekend is the Fourth Sunday of Advent (22 Dec) and in this video Fr Jamie McMorrin guides us through the Gospel Reading to help us prepare for Mass and to better understand the new translation of the Lectionary.
WATCH: Join Archbishop Cushley for Jubilee Mass
On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis will open the Holy Door in Rome to begin the Jubilee of Hope 2025 (you can watch it live on Vatican News). The following week every Bishop will inaugurate the Holy Year in their diocese on Sunday 29 December and Archbishop Cushley invites you to St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, for […]
Papal award for Rose and Patricia
Two parishioners at Sacred Heart Parish in Grangemouth have been awarded the Benemerenti Medal for their service to the Church. Archbishop Cushley presented the medals to Rose Watt and Patricia McInally at Mass last night (Thursday 19 December) in front of family, friends and parishioners. The Benemerenti Medal is awarded by the Holy Father for […]