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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

https://www.iubilaeum2025.va/en.html

Click here to visit the Jubilee 2025 website

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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August 2024



A packed St Mirin's Cathedral

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The Diocese of Paisley really were top drawer tonight! Glorious

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Ahead of Pope Francis' Apostolic Journey to four nations in Asia and Oceania, Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for ...

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The martyrdom of John the Baptist is one of the most gruesome stories in the New Testament. Yet it is the story of the victory of faith and loyalty over cowardice and hate.

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At the weekly General Audience, Pope Francis decries indifference in the face of migrants who die crossing deserts and seas in search of a better ...

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Late have I loved you, Beauty so ancient and so new, late have I loved you!
Lo, you were within,
but I outside, seeking there for you,
and upon the shapely things you have made
I rushed headlong – I, misshapen.
You were with me, but I was not with you.
They held me back far from you,
those things which would have no being,
were they not in you.
You called, shouted, broke through my deafness;
you flared, blazed, banished my blindness;
you lavished your fragrance, I gasped; and now I pant for you;
I tasted you, and now I hunger and thirst;
you touched me, and I burned for your peace.


Aug. 28 is the Memorial of Saint Augustine, Bishop and Doctor of the Church

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Saint Augustine is a giant in many ways. He had a powerful and forceful personality which he used both before and after his conversion. He had a passion for whatever he did, and this showed up in his theological teachings.

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Join us at the National Marian Shrine of Scotland on Sunday 1st September at 3pm for the National Pilgrimage - in preparation of the Holy Year, 2025.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend Miguel Maury Buendía, Apostolic Nuncio to Great Britain, will be the principal celebrant of this Mass and The Right Reverend Francis Dougan, Bishop of Galloway, will be preaching the Homily. There will be a Rosary Procession in honour of our Blessed Mother after Mass.

Bishops' Conference of Scotland Motherwell Diocese Archdiocese of Glasgow Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh Diocese of Argyll & the Isles Galloway Diocese RC Diocese of Aberdeen Diocese of Paisley Being Catholic EWTN GB

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Thousands have prayed at the shrine in St Patrick's Church, Edinburgh, where the remains of Venerable Margaret Sinclair are interred. Why not ask big of Margaret and be the miracle that helps declare her Blessed at last!

📅 The Venerable Margaret Sinclair Pilgrimage, St Patrick's, Sunday 22 September.

SCHEDULE
▪ 1230: Goods and Candles for sale, teas/coffee.
▪ 1330: Holy Hour (Exposition, Rosary, Benediction, Confessions).
▪ 1445: Individual Blessings at Shrine.
▪ 1530: Reflection and Novena, Presentation from Sinclair Academy.
▪ 1630: Holy Mass with Archbishop Cushley.

Find out more about this remarkable woman: https://stpatricksedinburgh.com/margaret-sinclair/

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