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The Bishops' Conference of Scotland

Pope Francis RIP


17th December 1936 – 21st April 2025

May he rest in peace


Message of Bishop Keenan President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland

It was with deep sadness that we woke to the news that Pope Francis has died and we share in the sense of loss of millions of people across the world. It is a consolation to us that he went to the LORD on Easter Monday and the great Easter Day as a sort of first fruits of the salvation which the Risen Christ shares with His Church.

We thank GOD for the Pope’s service which was always human and humble in its informal style and with a message of GOD’s universal love and unconditional mercy that brought hope to so many.

A man of the poor who lived simply, Pope Francis was a voice for the voiceless and all those who find themselves on the margins in our world. A man of peace, he called the Church to listen to everyone, to move forward together as a family, to find a conciliatory approach to those of different beliefs and lifestyles, for an end to conflicts across the world and for the care of Creation as GOD’s precious gift to humanity.

He gave of himself to the end, offering up his final illness with serenity, his last acts being to visit Rome’s prison on Holy Thursday and to wish the crowds gathered in Saint Peter’s a Happy Easter.

We pray he will be enjoying the full fruits of the Resurrection, resting from his work, his good deeds going with him.
May he rest in peace.
Bishop John Keenan

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

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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

News from the Commissions and Agencies

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August 2024
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Congratulations to Bishop Andrew McKenzie on his ordination as Bishop of Dunkeld


Check out Sancta Familia Media’s video.

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On Aug. 9 the Catholic Church celebrates the life of philosopher, writer, and religious sister St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, commonly known as Edith Stein.

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The story of Teresa Benedicta of the Cross begins with her life as Edith Stein, a noted philosopher raised in the Jewish faith. Her studies led Edith to the Catholic Church and to becoming a Carmelite nun. She died in the gas chambers of Auschwitz in 1942.

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Alicia Keys, renowned singer and pianist and 16 time Grammy winner wouldn't be here had her mother stuck to her original plan of having an abortion.

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Season of Creation Zoom Event: To hope and act with Creation - rooted in Laudato Si' and Laudate Deum
The Care of Creation Office of the Bishops’ Conference has organised this session to enable us to discern how the insights of Pope Francis' 2015 encyclical Laudato Si' and his 2023 apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum can lead us to hope and act with creation.
Our companion for the session is Fr Josh Kureethadam who was the Coordinator of the Sector of “Ecology” at the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development from 2017-2023, where he continues to serve as a consultant. Fr Josh will share not only a sense of awe and wonder before the grandeur and majesty of the universe, but also a deep sense of concern for the increasingly precarious state of our common planetary home.
The session is on Thursday 19th September - 7:00 - 8:30pm and you can register at: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0scO2hrzwtE9E8gDiyJLbQZJ1rbdLXja36
4. Registration - Confirmation Email.
Hello {First Name} {Second Name},

Thank you for registering for To hope and act with Creation - rooted in Laudato Si and Laudate Deum. You can find information about this meeting below.

To hope and act with Creation - rooted in Laudato Si and Laudate Deum
Date & Time Sep 19, 2024 07:00 PM London
Meeting ID 991 7491 7795

Format for the session:
6.45 - Waiting Room is opened.
7.00 - Welcome and Opening Prayer.
7.10 - Presentation by Fr Josh Kureethadam.
7.40 - Moderated Q&A
8.25 - Thanks and Closing Prayer

Our session is promoted by the Bishops' Conference of Scotland's Care of Creation Office and co-hosted with - Eco Congregation Scotland, Justice and Peace Scotland, Laudato Si Animators - Scotland, Open House Magazine, Pax Christi Scotland, Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund, and the Scottish Laity Network.



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DUNKELD PREPARES TO WELCOME ITS NEW BISHOP – CANON ANDREW MCKENZIE
Please pray for Bishop elect Andrew McKenzie who will be ordained on Saturday 10th August in St Andrew’s Cathedral Dundee 🙏



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I was delighted by yesterday's inspired letter from Pope Francis on "the Role of Literature in Formation". He quotes C.S. Lewis, Proust and Borges, among others, in analysing the value of literature. The late Fr Michael Gallagher S.J. would have concurred, I'm sure. I hope that those who lead houses of religious formation are also inspired.

https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2024/08/04/0600/01218.html



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