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ARCHBISHOP CONTI TO ADDRESS NEW PARLIAMENTARIANS

...More and St John Ogilvie, DietrichBonhoeffer, Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela and a hoSt of the lessfamous Stand as conStant reminders that sometimes the demands ofconscience require obedience to a higher ethic.  He will also deliver a vote of thanks to the Parliament for its supportof the Papal visit laSt year, and urge a new effort to sidelineperpetrators of sectarian attitudes.   The Pope was greatly moved by the reception he received laSt year inScotland. The warmth of that Scottish welcome and the success of thevisit have been noted in many places and we muSt make sure that thereputation of the Scots for hospitality and good government is notmarre...

Ordination of new Bishop of Galloway

...iStrator, St John Ogilvie, Blantyre, November 2013 to presentVicar General, Motherwell Diocese, June 2014 to present 4th of 11 children born to William and Catherine Nolan (both deceased) - 5 girls and 6 boys. Baptised in same church as Cardinal Winning - St Patrick s, Craigneuk, Wishaw.Taught at Primary School by Cardinal Winning s siSter, Mrs Margaret Canning (now deceased). Form MaSter at Blairs College was Fr Peter Moran who is now Emeritus Bishop of Aberdeen. Mgr Maurice Taylor, emeritus Bishop of Galloway was Parish PrieSt of Our Lady of Lourdes EaSt Kilbride when he was appointed Bishop of Galloway in 1981. When firSt ordained Fr Nolan was sent as a c...

Pope Benedict XVI confirms he will visit Scotland.

...Friday 5 February 2010Pope Benedict XVI confirms he will visit Scotland.Addressing Scotland's Catholic Bishops in Rome today, the Pope has confirmed he will travel to Scotland later this year as part of his UK visit. Responding to an address by Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the Pope said; "Later this year, I shall have the joy of being present with you and the Catholics of Scotland on your native soil."In his remarks, Pope Benedict spoke againSt euthanasia and sectarianism and gave vocal support to Scotland's catholic schools saying; "Faith schools are a powerful force for social cohesion"Referring to the Reformation 450 years ago which he described as a "great ruptur...

Funeral Mass of Rt.Rev.John Aloysius Mone

...Friday 21St October 2016, St.Mirin   Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley, will be the principal celebrant and homiliSt at the Funeral Mass for his predecessor Bishop John Mone (Bishop of Paisley, 1988-2004) in St.Mirin’s Cathedral Paisley.  He will be accompanied by Archbishop Philip Tartaglia and Bishop Brian McGee and other Scottish Bishops, along with the prieSts of the Diocese of Paisley and the other Scottish dioceses, principally the Archdiocese of Glasgow where Bishop Mone was a prieSt for 32 years prior to his consecration as a bishop.  Numerous nieces and nephews of Bishop Mone and other relatives and friends will be i...

Pope Francis appoints new Bishop of Galloway

...iStrator, St John Ogilvie, Blantyre, November 2013 to presentVicar General, Motherwell Diocese, June 2014 to present4th of 11 children born to William and Catherine Nolan (both deceased) - 5 girls and 6 boys.Baptised in same church as Cardinal Winning - St Patrick s, Craigneuk, Wishaw.Taught at Primary School by Cardinal Winning s siSter, Mrs Margaret Canning (now deceased)Form MaSter at Blairs College was Fr Peter Moran who is now Emeritus Bishop of Aberdeen.Mgr Maurice Taylor, emeritus Bishop of Galloway was Parish PrieSt of Our Lady of Lourdes EaSt Kilbride when he was appointed Bishop of Galloway in 1981. When firSt ordained Fr Nolan was sent as a curate to...

Bishop calls on Scots to show solidarity with people fleeing IS

...Bishop John Keenan, Bishop of Paisley, will tomorrow (Thursday 16 June 2016) ask Scots to Stand shoulder to shoulder in solidarity with those who are persecuted and oppressed for their religious faith.   Addressing more than a thousand Catholic school pupils at the Aid to the Church in Need youth rally at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes at Carfin, near Motherwell, on Thursday 16 June, Bishop Keenan will commend the bravery of keynote speaker, 20-year-old Sarmad Ozan who fled Mosul, northern Iraq after it was seized by IS in 2014.   Bishop Keenan will call on Scotland’s political leaders to renew their commitment to religious freedo...