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The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

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.

Members of The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

https://www.holyyear2025.org.uk

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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July 2025



The SCSSA Annual Report 2023-24 provides information across the agency's workstreams: Compliance, Education, Communications, and Agency Development and Funding. http://bit.ly/3T1SiXc

SCSSA Board Chair, the Hon. Lady Rae,K.C., says in the Foreword: "The voices and the invaluable insights of survivors of abuse, ensure that our work remains informed by lived experience, humility, and a dedication to justice and healing."

Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Archdiocese of Glasgow Motherwell Diocese RC Diocese of Aberdeen RC Diocese of Galloway Diocese of Argyll & the Isles Diocese of Paisley Bishops' Conference of Scotland
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https://www.scssa.org.uk/Informing/News-Article/ArticleID/191/SCSSA-Annual-Report-2023-24

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https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/about-us


How we work and our objectives
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Naturalis Historia (Natural History) by Pliny the elder (1st Century), Periplus of the Erythraean Sea by an unknown author (1st or 3rd century), Muziris papyrus, an agreement by two merchants in Egypt and Muziris (2nd century), presence of Roman, Greek and Persian antiquities etc. from BC onwards un...
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Please remember in your prayers all those being ordained to the priesthood at this time and also all priests celebrating their anniversaries 🙏🙏🙏

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Gospel of the Day (John 17,1-11a)

Jesus raised his eyes to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come. Give glory to your son, so that your son may glorify you, just as you gave him authority over all people, so that he may give eternal life to all you gave him. Now this is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ. I glorified you on earth by accomplishing the work that you gave me to do.

Now glorify me, Father, with you, with the glory that I had with you before the world began. I revealed your name to those whom you gave me out of the world. They belonged to you, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. Now they know that everything you gave me is from you, because the words you gave to me I have given to them, and they accepted them and truly understood that I came from you, and they have believed that you sent me.

I pray for them. I do not pray for the world but for the ones you have given me, because they are yours, and everything of mine is yours and everything of yours is mine, and I have been glorified in them. And now I will no longer be in the world, but they are in the world, while I am coming to you. Holy Father, keep them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are."

https://www.vaticannews.va/en/word-of-the-day/2025/07/03.html
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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-oliver-plunkett/


Saint Oliver Plunkett may not be a household name in the United States but he certainly is well known in the British Isles. The Archbishop of Armagh, Plunkett led his archdiocese through the rough days of persecution of Catholics.
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June 2025



The Diocese of Paisley reported that after entering the cemetery grounds those responsible attacked around 40 headstones.
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The Bishop of Paisley, Bishop John Keenan has condemned a series of vicious acts of vandalism carried out in the last 24 hours at the diocesan cemetery, St. Conval’s on Glasgow Road, Barrhead.

Vandals are believed to have entered the grounds of the cemetery in the early hours of 29 June and attacked around 40 headstones, some of which have been demolished. They also attacked a large wooden crucifix some 5 meters in height which was set on fire.

Bishops Keenan said:

“I am saddened and dismayed by this senseless vandalism and the destructive violence behind it. My thoughts and prayers are with the families who have had headstones attacked, as well as with the whole community of relatives and friends who visit St. Conval’s and care for the graves of their loved ones so tenderly.”

Bishop Keenan added:

“My gratitude goes to the St. Conval’s staff who maintain the grounds and administer the cemetery and who now face the distressing task of repairing and making safe damaged graves while comforting distraught families.”

A spokesperson for the Diocese of Paisley said:

“Anyone with any information relating to these attacks is urged to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 1089 of 29 June. Anyone wishing to contact the cemetery staff can do so on: 0141 881 1058
Or stconvalscemeteryrcdop.org.uk.”
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