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

August 2025

02Aug

Exciting opportunity available!

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

Exciting opportunity available!

Check out our current committee position and apply today:
https://pulse.ly/gpqxsi2pnd

💚Know someone who would be suitable for this role? Send this post their way!

02Aug

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday approved the decision to declare St

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

Pope Leo XIV on Thursday approved the decision to declare St. John Henry Newman the 38th doctor of the universal Church. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3f9s8y6x

01Aug

Photos from Diocese of Argyll & the Isles's post

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

July 2025

31Jul

❗BUS FULLY BOOKED🚌

31 Jul, 2025 | Justice & Peace Scotland | Justice & Peace Scotland Facebook |

❗BUS FULLY BOOKED🚌
🕊️ Christian Peace Vigil at Faslane - Saturday 2nd August, 10.30am

This Saturday, Christians from across traditions will gather at Faslane to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with prayer, reflection, and a call for peace and nuclear disarmament.

✝️ Led by:
• Archbishop William Nolan, Archbishop of Glasgow and President of Justice & Peace Scotland
• Rt Rev. Rosie Frew, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
• Most Rev. Mark Strange, Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church

🤍Supported by:
• The Iona Community
• United Reformed Church Scotland
• Quakers in Scotland

🚌 PLEASE NOTE: All bus seats from Glasgow and Edinburgh are now fully booked. No boarding will be possible without a reservation.

📧 If you’ve booked a place but can no longer attend, please email office@justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk as soon as possible as there is a significant waiting list.

🚗 You can still attend by making your own way there - limited parking is available at Faslane South Gate (Maidstone Road).

🕊️Thank you to all who will turn out to play a part in this vital public witness for peace and to all who will be there with us in prayer and spirit.

31Jul

Prayer of St Ignatius

31 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Prayer of St Ignatius
Lord, teach me to be generous,
to serve you as you deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to look for any reward,
save that of knowing that I do your holy will.

31Jul

Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue - Vatican News

31 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

The Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue promotes and supervises relations with members and groups of non-Christian religions, with the exception of ...

30Jul

Our Cathedral features in a new walking trail of historic churches in Edinburgh!

30 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Our Cathedral features in a new walking trail of historic churches in Edinburgh! The trail also features St Patrick's Church, Edinburgh

Fr Jeremy said: “It takes you through the heart of the city and is a brilliant exploration of Edinburgh's rich Christian heritage and living communities. It is a well-chosen sample of Christian history, culture and worship which offers rich reward to those who set out along its path.”

The trail is an initiative of Edinburgh Diocese (Episcopal Church) and Church of Scotland

From left:
▪️The Revd Fiona Reynolds, Episcopalian Church;
▪️Monsignor Jeremy Milne, St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral;
▪️Anne Martin, who edited the Trail leaflet;
▪️The Revd Dr Scott Rennie, St Giles’;
▪️The Very Revd John Conway, St Mary’s Episcopal Cathedral.

30Jul

In WW2, Cork’s sister Kate McCarthy, worked in war hospitals across Europe, helping to smuggle Allied soldiers to safety

30 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

In WW2, Cork’s sister Kate McCarthy, worked in war hospitals across Europe, helping to smuggle Allied soldiers to safety. Her role in the French resistance during WW2 would prove vitally important to the allied war effort.

She would be caught by the Gestapo in 1941, and was tortured and sent to Ravensbruck concentration camp. In her daily task there, of having to make belts for paratroopers, she intentionally skipped every 5th stitch meaning when the parachute cord was pulled, the soldier would free fall to his death.
In this role, it’s estimated she killed up to 40 Nazis per day.

Miraculously, Sister Kate survived the camp and was on the last bus out of Ravensbruck after the camp was liberated. Kate was extremely malnourished and weighed little more than four stone. Sister Kate returned to Cork to recover and eventually became mother superior of Honan Home in Co Cork for elderly people and spent the rest of her life there.

She was awarded the Médaille de la Résistance by Charles de Gaulle and in 2014 there was a plaque unveiled in Paris in the Irish College and Sister Kate's name was added.

Sister Kate, you lived a life truly worth remembering and we salute you.

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#theirishabroad #ireland #cork #frenchresistance #ww2

30Jul

A post from Bishops' Conference of Scotland

30 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

29Jul

Twin brothers launch online platform to give a voice to Eastern Christians - Vatican News

29 Jul, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Digital missionaries Charbel and Giovanni use social media to share the culture and traditions of Christians in the Middle East in the midst of ...