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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.

EVENTS

Season Of Creation 2024


Christian communities all over the world will come together to celebrate the Season of Creation and to care for our common home next month.

The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland’s Care of Creation Office is hosting two events across the season, which runs from 1st September to 4th October which are open to all.

News from the Commissions and Agencies

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March 2024
Alex Schadenberg is a Catholic from Canada and a world expert on the dangers of euthanasia. On Wednesday 13th March he’s going to explain why mistakes in Canada could easily happen in Scotland. Register here:


Alex Schadenberg is one of the world’s premier opponents of euthanasia and assisted suicide. With Liam McArthur MSP planning to publish his proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill imminently, Alex will warn of the dangers of Scotland following the example of Canada in leg...

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The ninth Bishop of Galloway, the Right Reverend Francis Dougan, has been ordained in the Church of St-Peter-in-Chains, Ardrossan on Saturday 9th March

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Ordination of new Bishop of Galloway
The Episcopal Ordination Mass of Fr Frank Dougan as the ninth Bishop of Galloway will take place on Saturday 9th March at the parish of St Peter in Chains, Ardrossan at 11,00am.

Fr. Dougan was appointed on 22 December 2023, by Pope Francis as the new Bishop of the Diocese of Galloway. He succeeds Archbishop William Nolan who was Bishop of Galloway from 2014 to 2022 when he became Archbishop of Glasgow.
The bishops ordaining Fr. Frank on 9th March are Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbishop William Nolan, and Bishop Joseph Toal. Archbishop Miguel Maury Buendía the Apostolic Nuncio will be present both at the ordination and at the Mass of Reception in St Margaret's Cathedral in Ayr on Sunday 10th March at 15.00 when Fr. Frank will take possession of his cathedral.
The ordination will be livestreamed on YouTube (@RCGalloway) and Facebook (/GallowayDiocese). The stream will begin at 10.30 am, with the Mass beginning at 11.00 am. To watch the livestream online, click here or use the embedded player.

Bishop Dougan will formally be received into St Margaret's Cathedral on Sunday 10th March. The Mass of Reception will be livestreamed on YouTube (@RCGalloway) and Facebook (/GallowayDiocese). The stream will begin at 2.30 pm, with the Mass beginning at 3.00 pm.



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https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/program/fault-lines/2023/11/17
As our country considers assisted suicide what has happened elsewhere?


The number of Canadians receiving euthanasia is the highest in the world as the country expands access to the procedure.

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https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-is-canada-euthanising-the-poor-/


There is an endlessly repeated witticism by the poet Anatole France that ‘the law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread.’ What France certainly did not foresee is that an entire country – and an ostent....

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https://aleteia.org/2024/03/07/pope-will-celebrate-holy-thursday-in-a-womens-prison/


As he has since the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis will celebrate Holy Thursday with those who are disadvantaged.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2024-03/christians-in-iraq-still-fearing-insecurity.html


Three years after Pope Francis’ Apostolic Journey to Iraq, Chaldean Archbishop Michael Najeeb of Mosul and Aqra tells Vatican News that the fruits of ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-03/pope-francis-disarmament-appeal-moral-obbligation-world-day-appe.html


Pope Francis marks the upcoming International Day for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Awareness challenging our family of nations to be bold and ...

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2024-03/pope-francis-appeal-war-general-audience-gaza-ukraine.html


Pope Francis invites Christians to pray for all people who suffer from the horrors of war and to invoke peace for our world.

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2024-03/unicef-malnourished-babies-in-gaza-slowly-perishing.html


In Gaza, one in six children under the age of two is severely malnourished and is dying, warns the humanitarian aid agency UNICEF.

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