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MERCY BUS IS BACK ON THE ROAD

The Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland are taking the Mercy Bus back out on the road this summer to spread the joy of the Gospel from a double-decker bus.   Fr Joe Burke will open the tour in Johnstone Square, Renfrewshire on Monday 30 July 2018 at 11 a.m.   Last year, over 200 people boarded the Bus and more than 1,000 Miraculous Medals and Divine Mercy Chaplets were given out on the streets of Scotland.   Organiser Helen Border said:   “Everyone is welcome to come along and visit our ‘church on wheels!’ Today, people find forgiveness hard to accept and sometimes even harder to give. Taking the church to the people shows that the Lord loves and...

MERCY BUS TO STOP AT PARLIAMENT 

A double decker bus promoting the Catholic faith will visit the Scottish Parliament tomorrow (Thursday 6 September) when Bishop John Keenan, the Bishop of Paisley will meet MSP’s and parliamentary staff.     The Friends of Divine Mercy Scotland are taking the Mercy Bus to the Scottish Parliament to spread the joy of the Gospel. The bus toured Scottish towns last year and more than 1,000 Miraculous Medals and Divine Mercy Chaplets were given out on the streets of Scotland.     Commenting on the initiative, Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley said:       “The Mercy Bus has been a great initiative of the New Evangelisation Pope John Paul II h...

Scottish Bishops prepare to meet Pope

Scotland’s Catholic Bishops will be in Rome from 26 September until 4 October for their “Ad Limina” (five-yearly) visit to the Holy See. Speaking ahead of the visit, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia the President of the Bishops’ Conference said;     "As we prepare to travel to Rome, I look forward to extending the greetings and affection of the Bishops, Clergy, Religious and Lay Faithful of Scotland to the Holy Father. I will also assure him that Catholics in Scotland have always shown fidelity and loyalty to the Holy See, and love to the person of the Holy Father."     Archbishop Tartaglia added:     “I hope to advise the Pope on how the Bis...

Scots Bishops thank Pope for his support

27 September 2018     Scotland’s eight Catholic Bishops met Pope Francis in the Vatican this morning ( 27 September 2018) at the beginning of their Ad Limina (five-yearly) visit to Rome and thanked him for his support and prayers. After saying Mass at the tomb of St. Peter in St. Peter’s Basilica, the Bishops met Pope Francis for a 1 hour 40 minute private audience. Speaking after the audience, the President of the Bishops’ Conference, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia said;     “Our meeting with the Pope lasted almost two hours and left all the Bishops grateful to him for his fraternal and fatherly support. He encouraged us to share our experiences...

Scottish bishops elect new office bearers

Wednesday 7 November     At their meeting on Wednesday 7 November 2018, the members of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland elected the following office bearers, who will serve a term of three years:     President: Bishop Hugh GilbertVice President: Bishop John KeenanEpiscopal Secretary: Bishop Brian McGee     Commenting on his election, Bishop Gilbert said;      “I am honoured to have been chosen as President of the Bishops’ Conference and thank the bishops for the trust they have placed in me. I accept the mandate given to me aware of the challenges the church faces, while conscious of the great treasures she holds and continues to of...

Scottish Bishops celebrate centenary of Catholic Education at Edinburgh Castle

Tuesday 13 November 2018     Scotland’s Deputy First Minister, John Swinney will celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Education Act together with the Catholic bishops of Scotland tomorrow evening (Wednesday 14thof November) at a reception in Edinburgh Castle.     The event marks the beginning of the week that leads up to the date the Act was signed, bringing Catholic schools into the state sector, 21stNovember 1918, and is the culmination of a year of special celebration and reflection.     Archbishop Philip Tartaglia, President of the Scottish Catholic Education Commission said:     “The Scottish Government’s support for Catholic school...