The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

The School for Synodality hosts 'Pathways for Implementation: next steps on our synod journey'

Saturday, 18th October 2025
11:00am - 1:30pm (Zoom)

The Final Document of the Synod Assembly was wide ranging and inspirational, and now it's time to progress to the next steps at grass-roots level as we seek to embed synodality in our everyday Catholic life and culture. Includes prayer, small group sharing, testimony, and keynote speaker Bishop Brendan Leahy of the Limerick Diocese in Ireland. Come and explore the next steps of the synodal journey together!

The Roman Catholic Bishops in Scotland work together to undertake nationwide initiatives through their Commissions and Agencies.

The members of the Bishops' Conference are the Bishops of the eight Scottish Dioceses. Where appropriate the Bishops Emeriti (retired) provide a much welcomed contribution to the work of the conference. The Bishops' Conference of Scotland is a permanently constituted assembly which meets regularly throughout the year to address relevant business matters.

Click here to visit the Jubilee 2025 website

The Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,

may the faith you have given us

in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,

and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.

May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth,

when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,

your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth.

To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever.

Amen

News from the Commissions and Agencies

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August 2025

27Aug

We remember Pope Pius XII’s call for peace, 86 years on - Vatican News

27 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-08/we-remember-pope-pius-xii-s-call-for-peace-86-years-on.html

Exactly 86 years ago, Pope Pius XII appealed for peace in an attempt to help avoid World War Two. His words still resonate today.

26Aug

Pope’s theme for 2026 World Day of Peace: ‘Peace be with you all’ - Vatican News

26 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Pope Leo XIV releases the theme for the 2026 World Day of Peace, “Peace be with you all: Towards an ‘unarmed and disarming’ peace,” as the Vatican ...

25Aug

Cardinal Parolin: "We are appalled at what is happening in Gaza" - Vatican News

25 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, speaking in Naples at the opening of the 75th National Liturgical Week, expresses his deep concern over the Israeli bombing ...

25Aug

Walk The Cross Scotland 2025 - 13th-14th September

25 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHQxnTjGsfg

St Andrew’s Cathedral to Carfin Grotto www.walkthecross.ieMeet us on Saturday at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow at 8.30am for a 9.00am start. Walk with us al...

25Aug

National Pilgrimage on Sunday 7 September at Carfin Grotto

25 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

National Pilgrimage on Sunday 7 September at Carfin Grotto.

24Aug

Gospel and Thought for the Day - Vatican News

24 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day.html

Read and listen on Vatican News to the readings from Scripture and the Gospel together with a thought for the day by Pope Francis.

23Aug

It's SCIAF's 60th birthday, and to mark this special occasion, we're hoping you'll get involved in our latest challenge: 60 for ...

23 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

It's SCIAF's 60th birthday, and to mark this special occasion, we're hoping you'll get involved in our latest challenge: 60 for 60.

This challenge is accessible for all. Choose a location, activity, and timeframe that works for you. And enjoy!

60 for 60 challenge ideas
• Run or walk 60km
• Bake and sell 60 cakes
• Wash 60 cars
• Craft and sell 60 items

Take the challenge today: https://pulse.ly/zmcvn4i7yr

22Aug

Today, Pope Leo invites everyone around the world to commemorate the feast day of the Queenship of Mary by fasting and offering ...

22 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Today, Pope Leo invites everyone around the world to commemorate the feast day of the Queenship of Mary by fasting and offering up prayers for peace in places ravaged by violence.

"I invite all the faithful to devote the day of 22 August to fasting and prayer, imploring the Lord to grant us peace and justice, and to dry the tears of those who suffer as a result of the ongoing armed conflicts. Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede so that peoples may find the path to peace."

(General Audience - 20 August, 2025)

22Aug

Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary | Franciscan Media

22 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/queenship-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/

The notion of a queen is somewhat foreign to American ears, but this feast of Mary recognizes her role in the Kingdom of her Son, Jesus.

21Aug

✝️JOIN US TOMORROW - POPE LEO'S DAY OF PRAYER & FASTING FOR PEACE🕊️

21 Aug, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

✝️JOIN US TOMORROW - POPE LEO'S DAY OF PRAYER & FASTING FOR PEACE🕊️

Pope Leo XIV has called for a global Day of Fasting and Prayer this Friday, August 22nd, on the Feast of the Queenship of Mary.

The Holy Father has especially asked us to remember Ukraine and The Holy Land where countless lives are torn apart by violence, war and hunger. He also reminds us not to forget those many more countries caught up in other conflicts, in places such as Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Yemen, and the many regions around the world where violence and war are occurring daily.

In Pope Leo’s own words, may our prayers help to “wipe away the tears of those who suffer because of ongoing armed conflicts,” and may Mary, Queen of Peace, intercede for us all so that nations can find the path of peace.

You are invited to join us tomorrow in whatever way you can; through fasting, attending Mass, or simply taking a moment in the day to pray before the Lord for those places in the world that are torn apart by violence and for the people who are most in need of His justice and peace.

Mary, Queen of Peace, Pray For Us!