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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

EVENTS

Westminster debate and vote on Assisted Dying – Friday 29th November.

The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland and the Catholic Parliamentary Office have commissioned this short documentary. Please WATCH & SHARE with friends, family, and particularly your local MP and MSPs.


"Do No Harm” is a short documentary which highlights some of the grave concerns around proposals to legalise assisted dying in the UK and Scottish Parliaments.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi3S2yp3hjY

Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/1029444718?share=copy

Please remember to share the documentary with family and friends, and on social media, and please use the hashtags #DoNoHarm and #RaiseYourVoice

Read the joint Statement from the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales, and Scotland on Assisted Suicide: AS-Plenary-2024-Statement-FINAL.pdf

BISHOPS RELEASE STATEMENT ON FOSSIL FUEL NON-PROLIFERATION AND JUST TRANSITION


fossil fuels statementThe Bishops’ Conference of Scotland (BCOS) have released a statement encouraging world leaders to agree to and establish a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, committing all nations to a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels. The statement, which is released to mark the COP29 climate summit taking place in Azerbaijan from 11th – 22nd November, calls on Scotland to play its role in realising the common good by participating in a swift transition away from fossil fuels to protect people and our planet, both now and in the future, from further global warming caused by fossil fuel extraction. Crucially, in recognising the workers and communities in Scotland who rely on fossil fuel industries for their livelihood, the statement emphasises that any such transition must have justice at its core and ensure that no one is left behind, particularly those currently employed in this sector who must be ensured secure work in the move towards renewables. The full text of the statement can be downloaded here.

News from the Commissions and Agencies

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September 2024
https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-09/pope-francis-asia-oceania-visit-editorial-conclusion.html


At the conclusion of Pope Francis' pilgrimage to Asia and Oceania, our Editorial Director offers his thoughts on the images and experiences that are ...

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Your Holiness, you have always spoken in defence of the dignity of life. In Timor-Leste, which has a high birth rate, you said you felt life pulsing and exploding with so many children. In Singapore, you defended migrant workers. With the US elections coming up, what advice would you give a Catholic voter faced with a candidate who supports ending a pregnancy and another who wants to deport 11 million migrants?
Both are against life: the one that throws out migrants and the one that kills children. Both are against life. I can’t decide; I’m not American and won’t go to vote there. But let it be clear: denying migrants the ability to work and receive hospitality is a sin, a grave sin. The Old Testament speaks repeatedly of the orphan, the widow, and the stranger—migrants. These are the three that Israel must care for. Failing to care for migrants is a sin, a sin against life and humanity.
I celebrated Mass at the border, near the diocese of El Paso. There were many shoes from migrants, who ended poorly there. Today, there is a flow of migration within Central America, and many times they are treated like slaves because people take advantage of the situation. Migration is a right, and it was already present in Sacred Scripture and in the Old Testament. The stranger, the orphan, and the widow—do not forget this.
Then, abortion. Science says that at one month after conception, all the organs of a human being are present. Everything. Having an abortion is killing a human being. Whether you like the word or not, it’s murder. The Church is not closed-minded because it forbids abortion; the Church forbids abortion because it kills. It is murder; it is murder!
And we need to be clear about this: sending migrants away, not allowing them to grow, not letting them have life is something wrong, it is cruelty. Sending a child away from the womb of the mother is murder because there is life. And we must speak clearly about these things. “No, but however...” No “but however.” Both things are clear. The orphan, the stranger, and the widow—do not forget this.



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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-09/cardinal-william-goh-singapore-pope-francis-visit.html


Cardinal William Goh expresses his appreciation for the closeness and care that Pope Francis showed the people of Singapore, and invites the universal ...

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Today we celebrate the feast of the Hily Cross


La Basilica di Santa Croce in Gerusalemme si trova a Roma, nel Rione Esquilino, a ridosso delle Mura Aureliane e dell'Anfiteatro Castrense, tra la Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano e Porta Maggiore. La chiesa è al vertice del tridente formato da viale Carlo Felice, via di Santa Croce in Gerusale...

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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/most-holy-name-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary/


This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus: both have the possibility of uniting people easily divided on other matters. Mary encourages us to cooperate with Jesus in building a peace based on justice.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-09/singapore-welcomes-pope-francis-apostolic-journey.html


Pope Francis begins the fourth and final leg of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, as the Southeast Asian city-state of Singapore welcomes the ...

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Recent Speech of the Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk


The Speech of the Father and Head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk to the Catholic bishops and government officials of Germany at the St Michael’s Reception on 10 September 2024 in Berlin.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-09/pope-francis-meeting-disabled-children-timor-leste.html


Pope Francis visits a school for children with disabilities, thanking the workers for their care and the children for allowing themselves to be cared ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-09/thousands-of-people-greet-pope-as-he-arrives-in-timor-leste.html


Pope Francis arrives in the capital of Timor-Leste, Dili, starting the third stage of his Apostolic Journey to Asia and Oceania, and is welcomed to ...

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Bishops’ Conference of Scotland Annual Inservice Meeting
Royal Scots College Salamanca Sept 2024
At their annual meeting in the Royal Scots College, Salamanca, Spain, the Bishops spent two days on “Conversations in the Spirit”. With the help of Catriona Fletcher, the director of the Ignatian Centre in Glasgow and also Fr Roger Dawson SJ, the Bishops were led in discussions regarding the method of St Ignatius of Loyola for prayer, reflection, discernment and decision making. This theme has been very much encouraged by our Holy Father, Pope Francis, as an invaluable tool for the Synodality process. The Synod will reassemble in October 20204, in Rome. It also provides different techniques to aid discernment at national, diocesan and parish levels.
During their business meeting, the Bishops welcomed newly ordained Bishop Andrew McKenzie, Bishop of Dunkeld, to his first Conference meeting. Topics discussed at the meeting included the Holy Year, evangelisation and social media, safeguarding, the Season of Creation, the introduction of the new translation of the Lectionary in Advent 2024, norms for introducing the ministries of Acolyte and lector in Scotland and seminary provision. The Conference was very grateful for the warm welcome from Fr Kilbride, rector, and Fr Chalmers, spiritual director, of the college, and to Carlos Gonzlez, the administrator and to all the staff. Bishop Keenan, vice president of the Conference, wished the College well as it prepares for a new group of seminarians on the propaedeutic year of discernment in January 2025. On the return journey to Scotland via Madrid, the Conference celebrated Holy Mass in the Cathedral of Toledo, the ancient capital and primatial see of the Church in Spain; a fitting way to celebrate the continuing presence of the Scottish Church in Spain since the 17th century and give thanks for all the priests trained in Spain who have served in Scotland.
Photo of the tabernacle of Toledo Cathedral.



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