Speakers at the free event at Glasgow University will include Bishop John Keenan, Catholic writer Mark Shea and Fr Peter Prusakiewicz
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Still time to register for Divine Mercy conference on Saturday
The second annual divine mercy conference will take place in Glasgow University’s Catholic chaplaincy on Saturday. The gathering, which debuted last year in Paisley’s St Mirin’s Cathedral, will this year bring US author Mark Shea and renowned Divine Mercy expert Fr Peter Prusakiewicz to Glasgow. The theme of the conference, from the... read more
You helped set me free from the ISIS, priest tells ACN
Fr Jacques Mourad reveals that his humanitarian work, helped by funding from charities, inspired a friend to plot his escape from kidnap and captivity at the hands of the Islamist terror group
Fr Jacques Mourad has revealed that he escaped from Daesh (ISIS) in Syria with the help of a friend whose family had been helped by the priest’s programme of aid to the poor and disadvantaged. After nearly six months at the hands of the Islamist terror group, Fr Mourad escaped Daesh-held... read more
Synod hears praise for the St Margaret of Scotland Children and Family Care Society
The Synod on the Family today heard of the survival of a thriving and vital Catholic adoption service in Scotland in spite of secular challenges that forced lengthy and expensive legal proceedings.
Archbishop Philip Tartaglia (above), the representative of Scotland’s bishops at this month’s Synod on the Family in Rome, drew on personal experience in his intervention today. Addressing the recommendation ‘that attention be given to the importance of adoption as a means of bringing children who are not being raised by their... read more
Paisley bishop asks for prayers for Pauline Cafferkey, Scottish nurse critically ill with ebola
Bishop John Keenan of Paisley is calling for prayers for the Scottish nurse who is critically ill with late complications from the ebola virus.
“Let’s pray a daily Hail Mary again for nurse Pauline Cafferkey, sick with the effects of the ebola virus, for her to make a speedy and full recovery and for her family to feel the strength of our spiritual support in these trying days for them,” the bishop said today... read more
Scottish Parliament to take control of abortion
CARE urges MSPs to take advantage of the change in regulation to debate the issue for the first time in the Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is to take control over abortion law in Scotland, the UK Government has confirmed, and MSPs are being urged to debate the issue for the first time in the Scottish Parliament. Devolution of the regulation of abortion was initially recommended by the cross-party Smith Commission but it did not appear... read more
Midwife receives a standing ovation at SPUC conference
Glasgow Catholic midwife Mary Duggan received a standing ovation at the annual SPUC Scotland conference on Saturday.
Delegates warmly received the midwife—one of two who fought a long legal battle against Greater Glasgow and Clyde Health board to avoid being forced into participating in abortions. John Deighan of SPUC Scotland said it was the highlight of a fantastic event. “It went really well,” he said. “Really good turnout, excellent... read more
Cardinal Nichols speaks up at synod for refugee families
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said the Synod on the Family cannot ignore the impact of the refugee crisis on families.Continue Reading
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has said the Synod on the Family cannot ignore the impact of the refugee crisis on families. “We should have the integrity of the family foremost in our minds,” the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster said, speaking about the many families who have become separated by the migrant crisis. “They... read more
Pluscarden Abbey to be re-dedicated
Monks extend invitation to Mass on November 5 with Bishop Hugh Gilbert of Aberdeen to the community
The monks at Pluscarden are looking forward to a very significant event in the history of the abbey—the re-dedication of the Abbey Church by Bishop Hugh Gilbert, former Abbot of Pluscarden. The monks have extended an open invitation to the community to attend the dedication Mass, and to stay for the... read more
NI Church leaders fear political instability is ‘erasing hope’ for the vulnerable
Archbishop Eamon Martin signs joint statement warning political parties
Political instability in Northern Ireland is ‘erasing hope’ for the most vulnerable in society, according to Church leaders including Archbishop Eamon Martin of the Catholic Church. The leaders of the province’s Catholic Church, Church of Ireland Presbyterians and Methodists released a statement—following consultation with local faith-based charities—saying there must be a... read more
Assisted Dying Bill overwhelmingly rejected in the House of Commons
MPs voted overwhelmingly to reject the Assisted Dying Bill introduced by Rob Marris MP last Friday.
The vote, which came after almost five hours of impassioned debate on both sides, resulted in 330 against the bill and 118 in favour, a majority of 212. The bill, proposed by Labour MP Rob Marris, was based on Lord Falconer’s bill, which ran out of time in the House of... read more
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- Bishop John Keenan of Paisley has urged the prayer campaign for the Scottish nurse who became critically ill with late complications from the ebola virus to continue after doctors said her condition was improving
- Archbishop Leo Cushley told some of Scotland’s future Catholic teachers that they must teach from the heart and pursue personal holiness.
- Warner believes Catholics have lost the sensus fidei.
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