Scotland
Scotland to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
A bishop said the consecration depends on ‘fervent national preparation’ and urged Catholics to undertake Forty Days of prayer
Ordinations in Scotland reach 20-year high
Some have attributed to the rise to a ‘Benedict bounce’ triggered by the former Pope’s visit in 2010
Body of missing Indian priest found on Scottish beach
Police found the body of the 33-year-old priest on the beach at Dunbar on Friday. The cause of death is currently unknown.
Catholics in Scotland ‘fear being open about their faith’, says bishops’ conference official
The director of the bishops’ parliamentary office said Catholics face ‘alarming levels of intolerance’
Scotland’s messianic age
For some lapsed Catholics, nationalism fills a void where spirituality once dwelt
Bishops criticise ‘intolerant’ MP who seeks end to Catholic education
Tommy Sheppard, MP for Edinburgh East, said he wanted to introduce secularism ‘bit by bit’
Bishop criticises Sturgeon for suggesting Scotland could offer abortions to Northern Irish women
The Bishop of Paisley called the First Minister’s intervention ‘very disappointing’
Glasgow police say graffiti incident at Catholic school is a ‘hate crime’
Police said the graffiti was of a sectarian nature
Scottish bishops urge British Government not to renew Trident weapons system
The bishops suggested the $272 billion cost of replacing the aging arsenal of nuclear weapons could not be morally justified
Dominicans to return communities in Glasgow and Durham to dioceses
The English Province of the Dominicans has announced reorganisation plans that it says will ‘strengthen community life’
