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Scotland’s loss of religion is a matter of grave concern

June 29, 2022

It comes as no surprise that the leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, should have called for a new referendum on the issue of independence and that the prime minister, Boris Johnson, should promptly have said no. This issue will not be resolved soon, but it could gain fresh traction if the next

Factious spirit

June 28, 2022

Scottish Catholics had to wait for nearly 30 years after their coreligionists in England and Wales for the restoration of their own hierarchy of diocesan bishops. It was not until the late 1860s that Rome decided that something definitive must be done about the state of the Church in Scotland. Writing in the journal Recusant

Musical healing

June 28, 2022

Gertrude Clark speaks to Sir James MacMillan about the power of music

Reading the Runes

October 11, 2021

Weathering the storm with the subtle theology in the poetry of George Mackay Brown

Pope Francis to visit Scotland ‘for a very short time’ in November

July 12, 2021

Glasgow, Scotland, Jul 12, 2021 / 05:30 am. Pope Francis will visit Scotland “for a very short time” in November, a spokesperson for the country’s bishops’ conference said Monday. The pope is expected to attend the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) taking place in Glasgow on Nov. 1-12. “The pope will be in

Scotland’s Top Court Declares Worship Ban Unlawful

March 24, 2021

Aidan O’Neill QC, who represented Canon White in the action, said, “[The blanket ban] has a fundamental chilling impact on worship and belief. It requires people in good conscience to choose between God and Caesar.” He called it “an extraordinary abuse of the state’s power,” and welcomed the judges' decision in the matter.

Glasgow Priest’s case against Scottish Government’s closure of churches to be heard tomorrow

March 10, 2021

Tomorrow Scotland’s top civil court will hear the case of a Glasgow priest who is challenging the Scottish government’s worship ban.

Scottish churches open for Easter as SNP government reveals plans to ease lockdown

March 10, 2021

The Scottish government have announced that believers across Scotland will be permitted to gather at places of worship from 26th March, in time for Easter.