Scottish Catholic Observer

SCOTLAND’S bishops this week confirmed that the Edinburgh-based national archives of the Catholic Church in Scotland is soon to be divided, with a large part moving to Aberdeen University and the remainder eventually being returned to dioceses of origin. While Archbishop Mario Conti, president of the Heritage Commission of the Bishops’... read more

‘I will be a pilgrim for Christ’ is the pledge of the new auxiliary bishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh Archdiocese who will assist Cardinal Keith O’Brien. Pope Benedict XVI appointed Mgr Stephen Robson, archdiocesan chancellor, to the role on Tuesday morning, and Cardinal O’Brien said his installation on June 9... read more

Britain’s most senior Catholic clergyman has branded the UK Government’s opposition to a ‘tiny tax’ on banks and the financial sector to help combat poverty as ‘shameful’ and reiterated his support for the introduction of a Robin Hood Tax on institutions in the UK.   Strong criticism The cardinal urged Mr Cameron not... read more

The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has called on Catholics to become ‘obsessed’ with defending their Christian values in a time of increasing ‘persecution,’ such as the backlash over the Church’s defence of marriage. Speaking to the Knights of St Columba annual business meeting in Clydebank on Saturday, Cardinal... read more

Members of the Knights of St Columba have presented Scotland’s Deputy First Minister with a petition signed by 1000 Catholics in her constituency opposed to same-sex ‘marriage.’ The meeting between Nicola Sturgeon and the lay Catholic group at the weekend is the latest development in the ongoing campaign against same-sex ‘marriage,’... read more

Scotland’s newest priest was ordained at short notice on Easter Monday at a Greater Manchester hospital after his treatment for leukaemia failed. Fr Graham Turner’s ordination was postponed last June after he was diagnosed and doctors began aggressive treatment. When Cardinal Keith O’Brien heard during Holy Week that the prognosis was... read more

Cardinal Keith O’Brien is calling on all Christians to openly wear a Cross ‘every day of their lives’ to show their support for religious values that are often marginalised in Britain today. The message, inspired by Pope Benedict XVI, is at the heart of the cardinal’s Easter Sunday homily. Cardinal O’Brien... read more

Cardinal Keith O’Brien has called for women to be shown scans of their unborn child before they are allowed to have an abortion. Several American states have introduced such measures recently and pro-life campaigners believe showing women an image of their unborn child before they abort it could help reduce the... read more

A new poll has found that a clear majority of the Scottish population rejects the legalisation of same-sex ‘marriage’ and that the SNP Government’s focus on the issue is making Scots more hostile to independence. The poll, which forms the basis of a new pro-marriage campaign unveiled this week, will encourage... read more

Cardinal Keith O’Brien has issued his hardest-hitting warning to date on the consequences of legalising same-sex ‘marriage’ in the UK. The cardinal has said that a redefinition of marriage would result in ‘shaming our country,’ and would be a ‘violation of human rights’ and appear ‘grotesque to some people.’ His strong comments... read more