FAQs: Week 3 at the Synod
What happened at the Synod this week? Delegates discussed Section B2 of the Instrumentum Laboris, the working document for the Synod and began section B3, which is the final part […]
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 […]
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 […]
Bishop McGee in Rome for global Synod
Bishops from around in Rome are in Rome this weekend ahead of the first of two Synod meetings. The Catholic Church in Scotland will be represented by Bishop Brian McGee, […]
Bishops ask for prayers during Synod
The Bishops of Scotland have asked for prayers during next month’s Synod in Rome. They have been at the Royal Scots College in Salamanca for their annual service week, reflecting […]
Becoming a Deacon: Paul Henderson’s story
The Cathedral is my spiritual home. Without the Cathedral, and its parish community, I might not be a Catholic, never mind training to be a priest. It was through the […]
Becoming a Deacon: Peter Shankland’s story
Despite being brought up as a Catholic, when I came to Edinburgh to study in 1992, I was more attracted by the bright lights of the city than by going […]
Scots College to close as city centre location sought
The Pontifical Scots College in Rome is set to close later this year as the hunt continues for new premises in the city centre. The College, located on the Via […]