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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

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

June 2025
📸TOGETHER FOR SANCTUARY

⛪ Last night many gathered at The Immaculate Conception Church in Maryhill for Together for Sanctuary, a moving ecumenical worship service as part of Refugee Festival Scotland.

Organised by (SFAR) and co-hosted by Justice & Peace Scotland, the evening brought together people from many Christian traditions and cultures to stand in solidarity with those who seek sanctuary.

🙏 The evening began with an ecumenical prayer and worship service during which we prayed for peace and intentions for countries close to the hearts of those present: Afghanistan, Ukraine, Congo, El Salvador, Palestine, Nigeria, Sudan, Israel, Pakistan, Syria, Iran, America, Scotland and many more.

🕊️Through prayer, music, reflection and powerful testimonies from people with lived experience of displacement, we were reminded of our shared call to welcome the stranger and build communities of justice, compassion and hope.

💬 Two parishioners from Immaculate Conception, Ruth and Rita, courageously shared their own stories of their journeys to finding sanctuary, security and welcome here in Scotland. Fr Andriy Chornenko of the Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Glasgow offered a powerful reflection after the Gospel of the Good Samaritan reminding us of Jesus’ call to “go and do likewise” for the stranger in our midst.

🍲 After the service we shared food prepared by community members and shared dishes from places such as El Salvador and the Philippines, celebrating the richness and diversity of the Church as one family in Christ.

Thank you to everyone who contributed, participated, and joined us in this beautiful expression of faith, hospitality and solidarity and for coming together to "go and do likewise".





















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Please pray that the wreckless assisted suicide bill will be defeated today. May the Lord inspire hearts and minds to protect the poor and vulnerable 🙏🙏

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Please keep Fr Malcolm in your prayers 🙏


Father Malcolm Hutchison of SS Peter and Paul’s, Dundee, is in hospital following the Byron Street collision.
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Pope Leo XIV commemorates today the anniversary of his priestly ordination in the Chapel of Saint Monica, which overlooks Piazza del Sant’Uffizio in ...
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Archbishop Cushley and other Bishops celebrated Mass at Holyrood yesterday to pray for our politicians and our country🙏

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STATEMENT FROM BISHOP KEENAN President of BCOS on the barbaric vote to decriminalise abortion (NB abortion until birth already takes place legally in some cases)

"Unfortunately, MPs have voted in support of Tonia Antoniazzi’s amendment which begins the reality of the decriminalisation of ‘abortion up to birth’. Notably, the vote took place after less than two hours of debate, and without public consultation.

"The amendment will change the law so that it is no longer illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason—including sex-selective purposes—at any point up to and during birth. It is likely to lead to an increase in the number of women performing dangerous late-term abortions at home.

"At the same time, another even more extreme amendment did not go to a vote and will not be able to become law, which would have allowed abortion on demand, for any reason, up to birth in abortion centres and hospitals, removing the time limit, the two-doctor rule and a series of other safeguards provided by the Abortion Act, and which would have made the UK the world's most extreme in terms of abortion law.

"I urge everyone to do all you can to help challenge this amendment in the House of Lords, and I ask you never to give up hoping that the dignity of all human life—from conception until natural death—will be upheld and defended on our shores, and to commit to the support of those who find themselves in difficulty in pregnancy so they can find all the help they need in choosing to keep their babies.

"I am so very grateful to all who engaged with their MPs on this matter to ask them to vote against this amendment, and to all who struggle every day to defend the rights of the unborn in our society and across the world. May God reward your efforts."
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