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The Bishops' Conference of Scotland



The School for Synodality hosts 'Pathways for Implementation: next steps on our synod journey'

Saturday, 18th October 2025
11:00am - 1:30pm (Zoom)

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The Final Document of the Synod Assembly was wide ranging and inspirational, and now it's time to progress to the next steps at grass-roots level as we seek to embed synodality in our everyday Catholic life and culture. Includes prayer, small group sharing, testimony, and keynote speaker Bishop Brendan Leahy of the Limerick Diocese in Ireland. Come and explore the next steps of the synodal journey together!

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

https://www.holyyear2025.org.uk

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

September 2025



Following a recent attack by jihadists, the Bishop of N'Dali, Benin, Martin Adjou Moumouni, explains that the community is concerned about further ...
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📢SAVE THE DATE: Join us for the Scotland Demands Better march!

🗓️ Saturday 25th October
📍 Edinburgh - leaving from the Scottish Parliament

Over 1 million people in Scotland are living in poverty. We're joining hundreds of people and organisations marching in Edinburgh to demand better jobs, better investment, and better social security.

More details on our meeting point and exact time to follow. Let's come together to demand a Scotland where all can live with dignity.
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Pope Leo XIV sends his condolences for the death of Britain's Duchess Katharine of Kent, recalling her "legacy of Christian goodness" and entrusting ...
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The deacons, priests and bishop of Argyll and the Isles who were present at their Clergy Assembly on Wednesday 10th September endorsed the Caritas Internationalis statement on man-made famine and assault on Gaza city and sent it to the Prime Minister, asking for immediate action from the UK Government which will help stop the atrocities. The CI statement can be read here: https://www.caritas.org/2025/08/caritas-internationalis-statement-on-the-man-made-famine-and-assault-on-gaza-city/
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Pope Leo XIV speaks by phone with Father Gabriel Romanelli, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza, and assures all those who turn to the ...
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SCIAF was founded 60 years ago in St Columbkille’s School, Rutherglen and yesterday a large crowd gathered in the parish for Mass to celebrate its anniversary. Over the past 6 decades, inspired by the Gospel, you have enabled SCIAF to support and accompany the world’s poor, treating them as sisters and brothers. Thank you!
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🙏A PRAYER FOR LOVE OF NEIGHBOUR

In recent weeks we’ve seen demonstrations across the UK that risk fuelling fear, division, and hostility; many of these events have specifically targeted people of different faiths and those seeking asylum.

As followers of Jesus, we are called to walk a different path: the way of love, peace, and unity. We invite you to join us in this short prayer, asking God to open our hearts to tolerance, compassion, and the courage to stand together as one human family who are all brothers and sisters in Christ:

✝️God of all peoples,
in a world divided by fear and suspicion,
open our hearts to see one another as You see us.

When anger rises, plant peace.
When prejudice blinds, restore vision.
When hatred shouts, teach us to listen with love.

Strengthen us to stand with our neighbours,
whatever their language, faith, or homeland,
so that together we may build a community
where dignity is honoured,
differences are cherished,
and Your love is made visible.

Amen.

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On this feast of St Ninian we celebrate 15 years since the visit of Pope Benedict XVI.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

“The Kingdom of God is very near to you!” (Lk 10:9). With these words of the Gospel we have just heard, I greet all of you with great affection in the Lord. Truly the Lord’s Kingdom is already in our midst! At this Eucharistic celebration in which the Church in Scotland gathers around the altar in union with the Successor of Peter, let us reaffirm our faith in Christ’s word and our hope – a hope which never disappoints – in his promises
Statue of St Ninian from St Ninian’s Parish Hamilton

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Archbishop Cushley, Bishop President for Ecumenical Relations for the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, said: "By deepening the friendship, we strengthen our common witness to the Gospel in a world that longs for hope and reconciliation."


Archbishop Cushley will today (Tuesday 16 September) sign an historic declaration of friendship between the Scottish Episcopal Church and the […]
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