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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

25th May 2026



25 May 2026

First Encyclical of Pope Leo XIV: Magnifica Humanitas

The Bishops of Scotland warmly welcome Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, as a timely and insightful contribution to one of the defining questions of our age. As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes human life, this important document calls us to place the dignity of the human person at the heart of every technological advance.

We encourage the faithful, our schools and parish communities to read, study and pray with this landmark text.

To support this, the Office of Communications and Evangelisation will soon publish a parish study guide and other resources for small groups and parish use, helping communities to reflect more deeply on the opportunities and challenges of new technologies and their impact on human life.

Bishop John Keenan
President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland


Full text of Pope Leo XIV’s Encyclical Letter Magnifica Humanitas:
https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

News from the Commissions and Agencies

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March 2024
https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/fault-lines/2023/11/17
As our country considers assisted suicide what has happened elsewhere?


The number of Canadians receiving euthanasia is the highest in the world as the country expands access to the procedure.

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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-canada-euthanising-the-poor-/


There is an endlessly repeated witticism by the poet Anatole France that ‘the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.’ What France certainly did not foresee is that an entire country – and an ostent....

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https://aleteia.org/2024/03/07/pope-will-celebrate-holy-thursday-in-a-womens-prison/


As he has since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday with those who are disadvantaged.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-03/christians-in-iraq-still-fearing-insecurity.html


Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra tells Vatican News that the fruits of ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-03/pope-francis-disarmament-appeal-moral-obbligation-world-day-appe.html


Pope Francis marks the upcoming International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness challenging our family of nations to be bold and ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-03/pope-francis-appeal-war-general-audience-gaza-ukraine.html


Pope Francis invites Christians to pray for all people who suffer from the horrors of war and to invoke peace for our world.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2024-03/unicef-malnourished-babies-in-gaza-slowly-perishing.html


In Gaza, one in six children under the age of two is severely malnourished and is dying, warns the humanitarian aid agency UNICEF.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-03/pav-on-french-abortion-bill-taking-a-human-life-is-not-a-right.html


The Pontifical Academy for Life issues a statement upholding French bishops’ opposition to the amendment that would make abortion a constitutional ...

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France, a country which destroys the lives of the most vulnerable, the children in the womb, according to its constitution needs our prayers ??



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