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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.

Intimations of (im)mortality

February 07, 2021

Allan Scott, co-creator of The Queen’s Gambit, looks back on his youth as he strolls along the beaches near Pluscarden Abbey.

Glasgow priest launches legal challenge against SNP’s ban on public worship

January 13, 2021

Canon Thomas White of St Alphonsus Church, Glasgow, has started a crowdfunding campaign to take Nicola Sturgeon's government to court over its decision to close places of worship

The “other” public health crisis: Drug addiction

January 04, 2021

The number of Scottish drug deaths has doubled – doubled – since 2014. On average, three Scots are dying from drug misuse every day. The majority are men, though not young men. The median age at death is 44.