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)

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.

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

13Sep

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13 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

The relics of St Carlo Acutis are now in Edinburgh.
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13Sep

Saint John Chrysostom | Franciscan Media

13 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-john-chrysostom/

Saint John Chrysostom, the great preacher of Antioch, was the victim of his own success. Called to be a bishop, this simple monk found himself embroiled in the workings of the empire. He, however, managed to stay focused on the needs of the Church.

13Sep

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13 Sep, 2025 | Justice & Peace Scotland | Justice & Peace Scotland Facebook |

🎥 In Episode 4 of "Palestinian Life Under Israel’s Illegal Occupation" we look at The Separation Wall built around the West Bank.

The wall, deemed illegal by the International Court of Justice, is not built on the border between the West Bank and Israel but instead 85% of its 700km length is built inside the West Bank border - encroaching in on Palestinian land, isolating communities and annexing farmland. It blocks farmers from their fields, children from their schools, and families from each other.

For people who are cut off by the wall, they now have to take hours-long journeys to get around it and hope they are granted access through checkpoints on the way.

While Palestinians are penned in by the wall, settlers in illegal settlements are connected by 1661km of settler-only roads.

📢 Share the stories in this video told by West Bank Palestinians. Demand an end to illegal settlements.

🎬This episode is part of a series. All episodes so far are on our page.

#StopSettlements #EndTheOccupation #WestBank #Palestine
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12Sep

SCIAF Anniversary Mass | SCIAF

12 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

https://www.sciaf.org.uk/get-involved/events/
12noon Sat 13th Sept St Columbkille’s Rutherglen

SCIAF Anniversary Mass

12Sep

Photos from SCIAF's post

12 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

12Sep

Letter of thanks received by Bishop Keenan from the Holy See 🙏

12 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

Letter of thanks received by Bishop Keenan from the Holy See 🙏

12Sep

A post from Bishops' Conference of Scotland

12 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

12Sep

BOOK YOUR PLACE at the 2025 National Safeguarding Conference, taking place on Saturday 8th November 2025 in the University of St...

12 Sep, 2025 | Bishops' Conference of Scotland | BCoS Facebook |

BOOK YOUR PLACE at the 2025 National Safeguarding Conference, taking place on Saturday 8th November 2025 in the University of Strathclyde Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow. You can attend IN PERSON or ONLINE (£45).
Details & Booking Form here: http://bit.ly/4lZwirY or SCAN the QR code on the flier.
This conference is an important annual event for all who are responsible for safeguarding in Catholic parishes, dioceses, religious congregations and lay organisations. It provides a great opportunity to hear input from experts in the field, to participate in structured conversations and to network with others involved in safeguarding roles.
Bishops' Conference of Scotland Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Archdiocese of Glasgow Motherwell Diocese Diocese of Paisley RC Diocese of Galloway RC Diocese of Aberdeen Diocese of Argyll & the Isles

12Sep

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12 Sep, 2025 | Justice & Peace Scotland | Justice & Peace Scotland Facebook |

🎥 In Episode 3 of "Palestinian Life Under Israel’s Illegal Occupation" we hear from Suha about her daily commute from Nablus to her job in Ramallah. It should take 45 minutes but recently it took 2 hours. Long queues, arbitrary delays, and invasive checks by the military have become a regular part of life under occupation.

While Israeli settlers living in illegal settlements drive freely on segregated roads, Palestinians like Suha are held back at military checkpoints, treated as intruders in their own land.

This is not about security. It’s about control.

📢 Share their stories. Demand an end to the injustice of illegal settlements.

#StopSettlements #EndTheOccupation #WestBank #Palestine
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11Sep

India: Thousands celebrate Nativity of Virgin Mary at ‘Lourdes of the East’ - Vatican News

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

At the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, millions of devotees flock to Tamil Nadu, India, to venerate the Mother of God over the ...