WATCH: Fr Ninian’s call to the priesthood
Father Ninian Doohan, a priest at St Patrick’s, The Cowgate, Edinburgh, reflects on his journey of discerning and answering the call to priesthood in this Shalom World interview. He emphasises how God’s call unfolds gradually over time, requiring a response to the grace already given. From his childhood in Glasgow to his formation in Australia […]
Archbishop supports Order of Malta Fundraising Ball
Archbishop Cushley joined 200 guests at Prestonfield House in Edinburgh for the Order of Malta 2024 charity fundraising ball. The Order, one of the Catholic church’s oldest and largest charities, operating in 120 countries around the world, was raising funds for its work in Scotland. This includes initiatives like Dial-a-Journey in Stirling & Falkirk, that […]
Synod – Spiritual Conversation
The Archdiocesan Synodal Team invites you to Spiritual Conversation, an event taking place at Ss John Cantius & Nicholas, Broxburn, on Saturday 4 May You can register for this event here (registration closes 5:00pm Friday 3 May). Read the event guide here. Event schedule 1030: Holy Mass 1110: Synod 2024: Where are we now? 1125: […]
World Day of Prayer for Vocations (Good Shepherd Sunday)
World Day of Prayer for Vocations (also know as Good Shepherd Sunday) is this weekend, 21 April. We pray for our parish priests who have answered the call to dedicating their lives to serving God and the people of his Church. We pray for the Religious Men and Women who serve God both at home […]
Deeply Devoted event
Deeply Devoted is an event that will throw light on the background and efficacy of the prayers and practices that can help bring us closer to God and to live a life of holiness. From the Holy Rosary, to Eucharistic Adoration, to the simple act of lighting a candle for a loved one, the Catholic […]
Edinburgh priest’s pastoral support after Sydney tragedy
An Edinburgh-based priest is in Sydney offering pastoral support following the shopping centre stabbings that saw six people murdered. Fr Ninian Doohan, of St Patrick’s in The Cowgate, was among those on the scene shortly after the attack in Bondi Junction on Saturday 13 April, emerging from Bondi Junction train station minutes after the chaos […]
Bishop-Elect of Dunkeld Fr Martin Chambers (1964-2024)
Fr Martin Chambers, a priest of the Diocese of Galloway who was shortly to be ordained as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Dunkeld, has died aged 59. Bishop Frank Dougan, of Galloway Diocese, said: “It was with a heavy heart and the deepest sadness that I learned today of the death of Fr […]
The Very Rev Andrew Canon Monaghan 1941-2024
The Very Rev Andrew Canon Monaghan died peacefully last night (Wednesday 3 April) in the care of family members after a short illness. He was 82. Andrew Monaghan was born on 1st December 1941 the second of four boys, living at 3 Kirk Road; school in Bathgate till the age of eleven; He attended St […]
Divine Mercy Sunday
Divine Mercy Sunday (7 April) is the Sunday after Easter each year. It was first announced in an April 2000 homily given by Pope John Paul II for the Mass celebrating the canonization of Maria Faustina Kowalska. St Faustina Kowalska was a Polish nun who received prophetic messages from Christ. These messages included revelations about […]
WATCH: Easter message from Archbishop Cushley
Happy Easter. He is Risen! Here is a message to you from Archbishop Leo Cushley. Here is Archbishop Cushley’s Homily from Holy Mass on Easter Sunday at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh My dear friends, A very happy Easter to you all! St John’s account of the Empty Tomb is one we always hear […]