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.

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

October 2025

11Oct

The Secret Christian Code in Van Gogh’s Sunflowers

11 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://youtu.be/7f8gef1ZBqY?si=nCq930Z4qk4cOkJm

Fr Patrick visits London’s National Gallery to explore Van Gogh and how his faith influenced his work._______________________________________________________...

11Oct

A post from Bishops' Conference of Scotland

11 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

11Oct

Catholic Parliamentary Office

11 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

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‘We all have a duty to move always towards the truth, to respect it and bear responsible witness to it’ (Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2467)

10Oct

PRO-LIFE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION

10 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

PRO-LIFE TORCHLIGHT PROCESSION
The Annual Pro-Life Torchlight Procession will take place on Thursday 30th October 2025. As George Square is out of commission, Pro Life Groups will gather in John Street (at the
middle of the City Chambers) from 6pm onwards. The Torchlight Procession will leave at 6.30pm, with; for this year only; the Rosary taking place at St Andrew’s Cathedral at 7pm followed by Mass at 7.30pm. Any queries, please phone 01236 763827.

10Oct

Dilexi te: Commitment to poor is prerequisite of faith, not a consequence - Vatican News

10 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Frédéric-Marie le Méhauté, OFM, speaks to Vatican News about Pope Leo XIV's new apostolic exhortation Dilexi te, on love for the poor.

10Oct

St Daniel Comboni

10 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

St Daniel Comboni
Daniel Comboni was born in Italy in 1831. Early in life he felt the call to evangelize the peoples of Central Africa, who, at that time, were the poorest and most abandoned. He set off to Africa and established several missions. He presented an appeal to the Fathers of the first Vatican Council, founded two missionary Institutes and was given the responsibility of the whole Apostolic Vicariate of Central Africa. Faithful to his motto “Africa or death” and his plan for the salvation of Africa, he lived and worked for the success of the mission until he died in Khartoum (Sudan) on 10 October 1881, at the age of fifty.

09Oct

Peter reminds us that the poor are the heart of the Gospel - Vatican News

09 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

In his first Apostolic Exhortation, “Dilexi te” Pope Leo XIV sets out the foundations of Christian Revelation and of the tradition of the Church.

09Oct

Justice & Peace Scotland welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza

09 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Justice & Peace Scotland welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza. This development brings much-needed hope and respite to the Palestinian people after unimaginable suffering, grief and loss.

We recognise the anxious longing of Israeli families who have continued to wait for the safe return of loved ones taken hostage and the hope that this announcement brings to them.

When Fr Gabriel Romanelli, parish priest of the Holy Family Church in Gaza, visited Scotland last year he spoke clearly about what all people of the Holy Land need: a sustainable, authentic, and just peace, grounded in equal rights, dignity, and security for all.

This ceasefire must mark not an end point, but the beginning of a genuine peace process rooted in justice, accountability, and respect for human life. Only such a peace can bring lasting security for both peoples and a future where all can live in freedom and safety.

09Oct

Justice & Peace Scotland welcomes the announcement of a ceasefire in Gaza

09 Oct, 2025 | Justice & Peace Scotland | Justice & Peace Scotland Facebook |

09Oct

Today’s Feast

09 Oct, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Today’s Feast
St John Henry Newman was born on 21 February 1801 in London, England. As an Anglican clergyman for over twenty years he won renown as a preacher and theologian. A Fellow of Oriel College, Oxford, he became one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement and a prominent figure in the Church of England. On 9 October 1845 he was received into full communion with the Catholic Church by Blessed Dominic Barberi of the Passionist Congregation. After a period of study in Rome he was ordained priest on 30 May 1847. Returning to England he established the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri in Birmingham. He was an influential writer on many subjects, most notably the development of Christian doctrine, the true understanding of conscience, faith and reason, the role of the laity, and university education. In 1879 he was created Cardinal by Pope Leo XIII and given the title of San Giorgio in Velabro. He died in the Birmingham Oratory on 11 August 1890. He was beatified by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 September 2010 and canonised by Pope Francis on 13 October 2019.