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Pope Francis: Care for creation is one of the ‘great moral issues of our time’

November 11, 2021

Vatican City, Nov 11, 2021 / 05:00 am Pope Francis has called care for God’s creation one of “the great moral issues of our time” in a letter expressing his regret that he could not attend the COP26 meeting in Glasgow. “Time is running out; this occasion must not be wasted, lest we have to

Archbishop Philip Tartaglia (1951-2021): A man with “a father’s heart” remembered

January 17, 2021

"A gentle and caring pastor," was how the President of the Catholic Bishops Conference of Scotland, Bishop Hugh Gilbert recalled Archbishop Tartaglia, "who combined compassion with a piercing intellect." Bishop Gilbert went on to say, "[W]e will miss his wisdom and wit very much."

Bishop Toal of Motherwell: Letter to faithful on coronavirus lockdown

January 08, 2021

Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell, Scotland, says the severity of the situation warrants emergency measures.

Cardiff marks the anniversary of the Forty Martyrs’ canonisation

December 01, 2020

Archbishop Stack and pilgrims carried statues of Saints Philip Evans and John Lloyd to the site of their execution - then called the Gallows Field - at that time situated outside the Cardiff walls.

Catholics to become largest group of churchgoers in Scotland

April 21, 2017

Researcher says that, if trends continue, more Catholics than Presbyterians will be in church on Sunday