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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

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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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April 2025



For the first time ever the entire Bishops’ Conference visited our Scottish MPs at Westminster, organised by Anthony Horan our Parliamentary Officer. We met with the Scottish Office, celebrated Mass in Westminster and had an open meeting with the MPs for dialogue and building relationships. I was delighted that all 4 of the MPs who represent the people of our diocese participated in the Mass: Brendan O’Hara (Argyll, Bute & South Lochaber), Angus MacDonald (Inverness, Skye & West Ross-shire), Torcuil Crichton (Na h-Eileanan an Iar) and Irene Campbell (not in photo but represents Arran). The MPs expressed their gratitude for our visit which they described as supportive. Issues raised included sectarianism, migration and racism, the cutting of Overseas Development Aid, welfare cuts, child poverty and (toxic) social media.
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March 2025
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-03/pope-francis-makes-first-public-greeting-thanking-everyone.html


Pope Francis appears for the first time since his hospitalization from the balcony of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, before leaving the facility where he ...
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✝️Today is the 45th anniversary of the assassination of St Oscar Romero, who was killed by a single shot fired while he was celebrating mass in a hospital chapel. Romero's assassination was ordered after he implored the army of El Salvador to stop killing people in a sermon the previous day: “In the name of God, and in the name of this suffering people whose cries rise to heaven more loudly each day, I beg you, I implore you, I order you, in the name of God, stop the repression!”

🙏We ask for the intercession of St Oscar Romero for all those impacted by warfare and killing today, whose suffering cries call out loudly for justice, peace and reconciliation around the world.
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The Holy See Secretary of State expresses concern about the “systematic violation of international law”, especially the bombing of civilians and the ...
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Stations of the Cross continues tonight at 7:45pm.

Register at bit.ly/stations25

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-03/netanyahu-difficulties-behind-the-return-of-war-in-gaza.html


Political turmoil in Israel helps explain the collapse of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-03/pope-francis-discharged-hospital-santa-marta-convalescence.html


Pope Francis is scheduled to be discharged from hospital on Sunday, 23 March. He will return to Casa Santa Marta after the Angelus, during which he ...
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14515887/amp/Worshippers-flock-view-preserved-body-Brit-born-teen-dubbed-Gods-influencer-buy-merchandise-depicting-millennial-saint-ahead-canonisation-month.html


Acutis, who died aged 15 from leukaemia in 2006, is to become the Catholic Church's first millennial saint after being credited with miracles since his death.
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-03/pope-no-longer-requires-mechanical-ventilation-improvement.html


The Holy See Press Office announces that Pope Francis no longer requires mechanical ventilation at night, and has less need of high-flow oxygen ...
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Today the Bishops’Conference welcomed the Bishops of the Scottish Episcopalian Church to their meeting at Schoenstatt.

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