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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

February 2024
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On this 2nd Anniversary of the attacks on Ukraine
Let’s pray for a just and peaceful end to the war in Ukraine and for all suffering, those forced to flee and those who have died ??


Under three titles for one icon, Our Lady is revered by both Ukrainians and Russians, and several other countries, too, who know her by another title.

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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/chair-of-saint-peter/ let’s pray for our Hoy Father on this feast day ??


Every cathedral has a “cathedra,” a bishop’s chair that is used only by the bishop when he presides in the cathedral. It’s a symbol of his authority as chief teacher and liturgist of the diocese. So, today we celebrate the authority of the chief bishop, Saint Peter and his successors, the po...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-02/dicastery-for-evangelization-offers-resource-for-year-of-prayer.html


The Vatican’s Dicastery for Evangelization releases “Teach Us To Pray", a guide book on prayer for Christians, as the Church prepares to celebrate the ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-02/pope-francis-angelus-appeal-peace-sudan-mozambique.html


Pope Francis urges global leaders to push for peace in Sudan and northern Mozambique, where a Catholic mission was set ablaze.

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https://aleteia.org/2024/02/17/witnesses-at-congress-hearing-share-details-of-nigerian-christian-genocide/


Experts urge US to designate Nigeria a "Country of Particular Concern" under International Religious Freedom Act.

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Rachel Goldberg Polin, mother of Hersh and spokesperson for the families of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023, wishes all Christians ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-02/his-beatitude-sviatoslav-shevchuk-ukraine-suffering-goes-unabate.html


The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, insists war crimes must be condemned, as he speaks to an "Aid ...

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https://stpaulcenter.com/audio/sunday-bible-reflections/the-new-creation-scott-hahn-reflects-on-the-first-sunday-of-lent/


Lent bids us to return to the innocence our baptism. As Noah and his family were saved through the waters of the deluge, we were saved through the waters of Baptism, Peter reminds us in today’s Epistle.And God’s covenant with Noah in today’s First Reading marked the start of a new world. B

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