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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

January 2025



Together with the Assembly of Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, we pray that the proposed ceasefire deal ends the violence that has caused immeasurable suffering.

Read the full statement on our website: https://www.sciaf.org.uk/about-us/news/736-declaration-of-the-catholic-ordinaries-on-the-ceasefire-in-gaza
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https://www.ewtnvatican.com/articles/st-anthony-abbot-the-tradition-of-blessing-animals-2096


Each year on February 17th, Pope Pius XII’s Square outside of St. Peter’s Basilica turns into a farm for the Feast of St. Anthony the Abbot.
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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-anthony-of-egypt/


Saint Anthony was a solitary ascetic who practiced great mortification yet drew many people to himself. He responded by founding an early form of monastic life. He lived until age 105.
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https://www.irishcatholic.com/a-familys-journey-of-faith/
What’s your story?


When a relative asked me to write about my family’s Catholic background, it felt like an adventure into the unknown. I’ve always been curious about our past, and this seemed like the perfect excuse to dig into the stories that shaped us. What I found was a tapestry of faith, family, and history ...
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✝️ Archbishop Nolan travels today to Jerusalem to join fellow bishops from across Europe for the Holy Land Coordination 2025. He will be accompanied by Justice & Peace Scotland's Catholic Social Teaching Engagement Officer, Anne-Marie Clements.

🙏The Holy Land Coordination is an annual meeting that is defined by four Ps – Presence, Prayer, Pilgrimage, and Pressure.

⛪The bishops, accompanied by representatives from various Catholic organisations, go to be present to the Christians who remain in the Holy Land, to let them know they are not forgotten; to pray with them; to encourage pilgrimage to their land; and to advocate on their behalf at home.

📸 Anne-Marie will be sharing "Journals From Jerusalem" posts over the next week, look out for these across our social media.

Image credit: Marcin Mazur, CBCEW.

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Yesterday the Bishops' Conference Synodality Committee met under the guidance of Bishop McGee, to discuss the final document of the Oct 2023/4 Synod. The Committee which includes lay members from all the Scottish dioceses, prayed and shared their hopes for the implementation of synodality at all levels within the Church in Scotland. Its recommendations will be submitted to the next Conference meeting at the end of January.


Final Document of the XVI Assembly
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https://angelusnews.com/local/la-catholics/corpus-christi-tabernacle/


LA Fire Department Captain Bryan Nassour and his team retrieved several sacred objects from inside the church spared by the Palisades Fire.
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We pray that the deal brings much needed respite for the people of Gaza, most crucially unfettered access to aid to alleviate the unimaginable humanitarian consequences of this war, and we pray that Israeli hostages who have been separated from their families may return safely home.

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Buy Hope by Pope Francis from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
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