Laudate Deum – Apostolic Exhortation of Pope Francis
Pope Francis recently published an Apostolic Exhortation building on his 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. In Laudate Deum he writes that we are not reacting enough, that we’re close to breaking […]
FAQs: Week 2 at the Synod
What happened at the Synod this week? Delegates have been discussing Section B1 of the Instrumentum Laboris, the working document for the Synod. What was the theme? The theme was […]
SYNOD: Bishop McGee explains ‘spiritual conversations’
How exactly are the discussions at the Synod in Rome organised? Here’s a helpful update from Bishop Brian McGee (Argyll & the Isles), the Scottish delegate at the 16th […]
Scotland’s Bishops call for Middle East peace
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has issued the following statement on the hostilities in the Middle East: “We have been shocked and horrified by the outbreak of senseless violence in […]
WATCH: Professor Biello leads Clergy Formation Day
Professor Stephany Biello was the speaker at our Clergy Formation Day at Gillis on Tuesday. The day was titled, Breaking the Chains of Anxiety by Embracing the Power of Connection and […]
Archbishop Cushley officially opens new Catholic school
Holy Mass was celebrated recently to mark the official opening of a new Catholic High School in Winchburgh, West Lothian. Sinclair Academy is named after The Venerable Margaret Sinclair, who […]
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 […]