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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

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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News from the Commissions and Agencies

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January 2025
🎥Lights, Camera, Climate Action!

On MSPs’ first day back in 2025 we were on location at the Scottish Parliament to show that Scotland is united for climate action for warmer homes, cleaner forms of travel & good jobs in green industries.

As MSPs return to set, we need a new storyline to get climate action back on track for positive impacts on our health, jobs, and planet.

🎬ACTION: Ask MSPs to write a better script this year: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/scotland-united-for-climate-action/

#ScotlandUnitedForClimateAction







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Today is the Day of Prayer for Justice & Peace in Scotland! 🕊️

You can watch Archbishop Nolan's reflection on forgiveness, reconciliation and peace below. 👇

Listen out for the Archbishop's letter being read at Sunday masses today. ⛪

What will you do to build up God's kingdom of love, justice and peace in 2025? ✝️

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🕊️Justice & Peace Sunday 2025 is celebrated in Scotland tomorrow on 5th January, the Feast of the Epiphany.

🙏Archbishop Nolan, President of Justice & Peace Scotland has recorded his annual reflection, this year on the topics of forgiveness, reconciliation and peace which you can watch below.

📜Share the Archbishop's message and listen out for it being read at Sunday masses across the weekend.

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December 2024
📸 A look back on 2024 at Justice & Peace Scotland...

✨Our highlight of the year is of course "Hope For Peace For Gaza: A Conversation with Fr Gabriel Romanelli". Alongside SCIAF and the Archdiocese of Glasgow we were honoured to host Fr Gabriel in Scotland in April 2024. Thank you to all who joined us at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall for the talk, at St Andrew's Cathedral for the mass, or who shared the joint declaration for peace issued by Archbishop Nolan and the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland to mark the occasion.

✝️In August we coordinated a Christian Peace Witness vigil at Faslane Nuclear base where Archbishop Nolan was joined by leaders from the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Episcopal Church to voice our joint opposition to the existence of nuclear weapons. The event coincided with the commemoration of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings - the 80th anniversary of which we will mark in 2025.

💰Our ongoing Fair Work in Social Care campaign in collaboration with the Church of Scotland took us to Holyrood in September, where we met with Michael Matheson MSP and put forward our case for better pay and conditions in the social care sector.

🚌Alongside Scottish Faiths Action for Refugees we have lobbied the Scottish Government throughout the year to uphold their commitment to provide free bus travel for people seeking asylum. A highlight of this campaign was our joint parliamentary briefing sent to MSPs ahead of a debate on the budget in December, from which our reminder that the holy family were once refugees was directly referenced during the debate by seven MSPs in the Chamber.

🪧We have been present at many peaceful demonstrations in 2024 including those calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, an interfaith vigil at the Scottish Parliament during COP29, and various solidarity gatherings outside Dungavel Detention Centre.

⛪And finally we have travelled to numerous schools and parishes across the country to talk with young people and parishioners about Catholic Social Teaching, human dignity, and our mission to build up God's kingdom of love, justice, and peace by putting the principles of CST into action.

🕊️"If you want peace, work for justice." - Pope Paul VI























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✨Glory to the new born King!✨

May the grace of Christ bring you hope and joy,
and may the peace of Christ be yours.
May Jesus, the Lord, the miracle of God,
fill your heart with Christmas love.

Merry Christmas to all from Justice & Peace Scotland!

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🕊️ Christmas wishes to all from Justice & Peace Scotland

The King of Kings entered into the world in the simplicity and humility of the manger to call the powerful and the wealthy to reconcile themselves with the poor and oppressed.

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🚨NEWS: Justice & Peace Scotland together with the Church of Scotland urge MSPs not to penalise vulnerable groups for political gain ahead of a planned debate today in the Scottish Parliament.

🚌Debate is expected this afternoon on the 2025-2026 budget provision to honour promises made to introduce free bus travel for people seeking asylum.

📰Read the full story on our website: justiceandpeacescotland.org.uk

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