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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.

Members of The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

BISHOPS RESPOND TO SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT'S PALLIATIVE CARE CONSULTATION

Scotland’s Catholic Bishops: Scottish Government’s laudable draft strategy on palliative care stands in stark contrast to dangerous assisted suicide proposal
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has responded positively to Scottish Government proposals for a new strategy on palliative care.

In its submission to a recent consultation the bishops declared their support for the draft strategy, stating that the proposals “uphold the dignity of human life for those at the end of life, their families, and carers” and said that the “laudable” proposals “stand in stark contrast to the dangerous Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill” currently being considered by the Scottish Parliament.

The bishops said: “rather than being used to kill people, many of whom are vulnerable, public resources should be invested in helping people to live and to be more comfortable at the end of life.”

The bishops emphasised the crucial role of palliative care, declaring it to be “a precious and crucial instrument in the care of patients during terminal illness” and encouraged the government to ensure that a framework is in place to allow hospices to be appropriately funded to continue to deliver end-of-life care to all those who need it.

The bishops also stressed the importance of spiritual care and assistance for patients and their families at the end of life and called for such support to be a key element of a holistic approach to end-of-life care. Please see the full submission at the Catholic Parliamentary Office website

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The Jubilee Prayer

Father in heaven,
may the faith you have given us
in your son, Jesus Christ, our brother,
and the flame of charity enkindled in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, reawaken in us the blessed hope for the coming of your Kingdom.

May your grace transform us into tireless cultivators of the seeds of the Gospel.
May those seeds transform from within both humanity and the whole cosmos in the sure expectation of a new heaven and a new earth,
when, with the powers of Evil vanquished,
your glory will shine eternally.

May the grace of the Jubilee reawaken in us, Pilgrims of Hope, a yearning for the treasures of heaven. May that same grace spread the joy and peace of our Redeemer throughout the earth. 

To you our God, eternally blessed, be glory and praise for ever.

Amen
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News from the Commissions and Agencies

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January 2025
https://aleteia.org/2025/01/12/gods-face-and-voice-pope-reflects-on-jesus-baptism


Seeing God's face, hearing God's voice we can ask: Do I feel loved and accompanied by God, or do I think God is distant from me? Also remember your baptism!
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Bishops Keenan and McGee and Fr Maguiness travelled to Westminster for the annual meeting of the English Welsh Irish and Scottish hierarchies.


A 'Liaison Committee' of bishops from England and Wales, Ireland and Scotland met to share times of fraternal prayer and reflection.
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/world/news/2025-01/united-nations-aid-gaza-breaking-point-israel-strikes.html


The United Nations has warned that its work delivering aid to people in Gaza is at breaking point following what it said was a ‘deliberate and ...
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-city/news/2025-01/half-a-million-pilgrims-have-crossed-the-holy-door-in-st-peter-s.html


Over half a million pilgrims have passed through the Holy Door of St Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks of the Jubilee Year 2025.
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https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2025-01/vatican-first-female-prefect-simona-brambilla-consecrated-life.html


Pope Francis appoints Sr. Simona Brambilla, an Italian-born religious sister from the Consolata Missionaries, as Prefect of the Dicastery for ...
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https://catholicherald.co.uk/when-is-a-baby-not-a-baby-the-legal-contradictions-surrounding-the-womb/


The UK’s abortion laws and its recent ban on protest or prayer outside abortion centres directly contradict the government’s newly launched baby-loss certificate scheme. On one hand we’re led to believe that the viability of a foetus determines its personhood, so abortions before 24 weeks gest...
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Bishop Keenan, President of the Bishop’s Conference, would like to thank the Rangers supporters who came to aid on the 2nd Jan. After parking his car in Glasgow city centre he left his lights on and returning from Handel’s Messiah at the concert hall, the car wouldn’t start-flat battery. Two fans let him jump start his car from their car so he could get home to Paisley. A Happy New Year experience 🙏

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