Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse
The annual Day of Prayer for those who have suffered abuse is marked each year on the Friday following Ash Wednesday (this year 24 Feb). BCOS has published material for […]
Archbishop joins MSPs for Ash Wednesday at Holyrood
MSPs and parliament staff attended an Ash Wednesday service at Holyrood today, led by Archbishop Leo Cushley. In his homily, he said: “As Christians, Jesus does not ask us to […]
Seminarians accepted as candidates for Holy Orders
Congratulations to Gerard Holden and Matthew McCafferty, who were instituted as candidates for Holy Orders by Archbishop Leo in Rome on Sunday. They are both seminarians of the Archdiocese studying […]
Laity and clergy called to walk together
Archbishop Leo Cushley joined 210 people from 74 countries for a conference in Rome exploring co-operation between clergy, religious and laity. Hosted by the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life, […]
Scottish Bishops’ solidarity with Nicaragua
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has issued the following statement on the situation in Nicaragua: “Alarmed by the increased persecution of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua, following the arrest and […]
FRIDAY: Pray for peace in Ukraine event
Christians will come together in Edinburgh on Friday 24 February at 7pm to pray for peace in Ukraine. St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh will host an ecumenical prayer service, […]
Synod: Progress in Prague
Sr Anna Marie McGuan RSM shares her experience of being part of the Scottish delegation to the Synod in Prague last week. Watch below on or on YouTube (4 min […]
Church objects to Midlothian primary school closure
Catholic Church leaders have raised concerns over plans to close a second Catholic primary school in Midlothian in a year as part of budget cuts, writes Marie Sharp in the […]
WATCH: Scots in Prague for Synod
Two hundred delegates from across Europe are meeting this week in Prague this week for the last stage of regional discussions in the Synod. June Clunie (Diocese of Paisley) and […]
Praying for those affected by Turkey-Syria earthquake
Archbishop Leo asks us to pray for those affected by the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. That call was echoed by Fr Jamie McMorrin (priest at St Margaret’s, Davidson’s Mains, […]