CATHOLIC EDUCATION WEEK - 'Teaching Values for Life'

27th January to 2nd February 2008

The Catholic community in Scotland will celebrate the achievements of Catholic education during the week 27th January to 2nd February 2008.

This year's celebration has a particular significance, as 2008 marks the 90th anniversary of the 1918 Education Act which initiated the transfer of Catholic schools over to local education authority management.

An important part of Catholic Education Week is the annual Cardinal Winning Education Lecture which takes place in the Bute Hall,Main Building, University of Glasgow on Saturday 2nd February. This year it will be delivered by First Minister Alex Salmond and will be attended by members of the Scottish Catholic Hierarchy, the Catholic Education Commission, teachers, parents and clergy.

Monday 21 January 2008

In a strongly worded homily preached yesterday at St Mirin's Cathedral in
paisley, Bishop Philip Tartaglia described the current " Human Fertilisation
and Embryology Bill" as a " state-sponsored attack on unborn human life".
The Bishops' homily coincided with the distribution of a national pastoral
letter from all Scotland's Bishops to the Catholic community warning of the
dangers of the legislation:

The move to allow the creation of human-animal embryos is described by
Bishop Tartaglia as a " twisted enterprise" and he repeats the cal that MP's
should "be able to vote according to their consciences".

Monday 21 January 2008
In a strongly worded homily preached yesterday at St Mirin's Cathedral in paisley, Bishop Philip Tartaglia described the current " Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill" as a " state-sponsored attack on unborn human life".

Monday 14 January 2008

In a Pastoral Letter to be sent to all 500 Catholic parishes in Scotland this week the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland will urge the Government to allow a free vote in parliament on the forthcoming Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.

Date: Friday, January 04, 2008 

In a national pastoral letter to all Catholic parishes in Scotland to mark Justice and Peace Sunday on 6 January 2008, President of the Justice and Peace Commission, Bishop Peter Moran has chosen refugees and asylum as his theme. The text of the letter is shown below, followed by information on how parishes can maximise the impact of Justice and Peace Sunday.

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Cardinal Keith O'Brien welcomes Tony Blair's reception into the Catholic Church

 Monday, December 17, 2007

NEW CHURCH BEING BUILT AT CULLODEN

First turf to be cut by Bishop Peter Moran, on Thursday 20 Dec at 2.30 pm.

It is nearly thirty years since Canon Duncan Stone, then Parish Priest at St Mary’s, Inverness identified a site and bought the land for a new Church to meet the needs of the Catholic people who were moving into the new housing developments east of Inverness.

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Cardinal O'Brien's Christmas Message
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, President of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland has this week released his Christmas message. The full text (832 words) is shown below, together with an abridged version of the text (444 words). An audio version of the message MP3 (3m) is also available on request from the Catholic Media Office.

Monday, November 19, 2007

Scotland’s two leading churchmen, Catholic Archbishops Cardinal Keith O’Brien and Archbishop Mario Conti, have released a statement on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill prior to the House of Lords debate tomorrow, Monday 19 November.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007 

CARDINAL AND FIRST MINISTER CELEBRATE 500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE SWORD OF STATE

Scotland should never hide its treasures again, First Minister Alex Salmond said today on the 500th anniversary of the Sword of State for Scotland.