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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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September 2024

Please pray for Mgr. Henry Docherty, former secretary general of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland, who died this morning. May he rest in peace.


It is with deep regret that we have to advise you of the death of Monsignor Henry Docherty, who passed away this morning in Summerlee Care Home in Coatbridge.

1930 Born Glasgow
Attended St.Mungo’s Academy
1949 Scots College Rome
1955 Ordained Rome
1956-1959 St. James’ Coatbridge
1959-1967 St. Patrick’s Wishaw
1967-1968 St. Bartholomew’s Coatbridge
1968-1969 St. Augustine’s Coatbridge
1969-1970 St. Brendan’s Motherwell
1970-1978 Chaplain Notre Dame College of Education
1978-1979 St. Serf’s Airdrie
1979-1987 Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Rome
1987 Secretary Bishops Conference of Scotland

Further information, and details of the funeral arrangements for Monsignor Henry, will be provided in due course.

Our Lady, Queen of Priests, pray for him.

Requiescat in pace.

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https://righttolife.org.uk/news/fewer-than-50-of-respondents-to-scottish-consultation-fully-support-scotland-assisted-suicide-bill


Results of a Scottish Parliament consultation on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill show that fewer than 50% of respondents to the consultation fully

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Euthanasia: A Warning from Canada.
Thursday 3rd October, 7.30 – 9pm, Gillis Centre, 100 Strathern Road, Edinburgh EH9 1BB

Learn how Assisted Suicide has failed in Canada, and what you can do to stop it in Scotland.

Alex Schadenberg is a Catholic from Canada and a world expert on the dangers of euthanasia. He's coming to Scotland to explain why mistakes in Canada could easily happen in here.

In Canada, as with all euthanasia laws, they started with “strict safeguards” which were then widened so that a Canadian veteran was offered euthanasia when what she really wanted was a wheelchair lift. And funding has been cut for hospices who refuse to take part in euthanasia.

This could happen in Scotland if the "Assisted Dying" Bill is passed in the Scottish Parliament.

At this in-person event, organised by the Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh and Care Not Killing, Alex will tell you what went wrong in Canada, and how to stop it in Scotland.

By the end of the talk, you’ll have lots of information to put to your MSPs and others to explain why “assisted dying” proposals are so dangerous to the most vulnerable people in Scotland.

Register here: https://bit.ly/warningfromcanada

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https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/second-synod-session-open-penitential-liturgy


The liturgy will include time to listen to the testimonies of three people: one who suffered from the sin of abuse, one from the sin of war and third from the sin of indifference to the plight of migrants, according to a Vatican statement announcing the liturgy.

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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saint-matthew/


Matthew was a Jew who worked for the Romans as a tax collector. His fellow Jews considered him a traitor and resented him. The Pharisees viewed him, and all tax collectors, as sinners. So it was a real shock to hear that Jesus called such a man to be one of his followers. But that’s the kind of th...

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Goodnight Facebook ❤️

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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2024-09/pope-francis-ddf-note-nulla-osta-approval-medjugorje-devotion.html


The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, with the assent of Pope Francis, grants approval for devotion linked to Medjugorje, recognizing the ...

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https://www.franciscanmedia.org/saint-of-the-day/saints-andrew-kim-taegon-paul-chong-hasang-and-companions/


The Korean martyrs, including Saints Andrew Kim Taegon and Paul Chong Hasang, spread the gospel in their native land under extremely difficult circumstances. The holy companion martyrs include bishops, priests, and laity, some of whom where French missionaries.

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https://cruxnow.com/church-in-uk-and-ireland/2024/09/safe-zones-at-abortion-clinics-in-england-called-unnecessary-by-catholic-bishops


A new law in Great Britain will enact “safe access zones” outside abortion facilities in England and Wales on Oct. 31, a move the Catholic bishops’ conference calls “unnecessary and disproportionate.”

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Dear sisters and brothers in Christ,
Greetings from Zambia where I am visiting SCIAF partners and projects. It has taken just over 24 hours to reach our destination at Kebwe and, after a short rest, we joined the Holy Family Sisters for Mass.
St James reminded us that faith - our relationship with God - is not genuine unless we reach out to the poor and vulnerable in love. For Scottish Catholics SCIAF is our official agency through which we serve the world’s poor. Over the next few days I will experience Zambian dioceses and Caritas serving local communities. I hope that sharing inspiring examples of the Scottish and Zambian Churches cooperating in support of the poor will deepen your appreciation of the integral link between love of God and love of humanity.
+Brian

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