Scottish bishops express joy and thanks as communal worship to resume next week

Scotland’s Catholic bishops have welcomed the First Minister’s comments on places of worship and have announced the resumption of communal worship in Catholic parishes from 15th July. Commenting on the move, the President of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Bishop Hugh Gilbert said: “Over the past month, our parishes have been preparing for the safe... Read More

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June 3, 2020

Scotland’s bishops finalise plans to re-open churches

The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has finalised its proposed infection control standards which will govern the re-opening of parishes and confirmed that they have sent their guidelines to the Scottish Government. Commenting on the progress being made towards parish reopening, Bishop Hugh Gilbert, president of the Scottish Bishops’ Conference, said: “A great deal of... Read More

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April 23, 2020

Bishop criticises Scottish Government’s home abortion initiative

The president of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has criticised the Scottish Government over its home abortion initiative. In a strongly worded letter to Scotland’s Health Minister, Bishop Hugh Gilbert has described the Scottish Government’s decision to allow women experiencing crisis pregnancies to have consultations by phone or video and to make provision for... Read More

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December 24, 2019

Christmas message 2019 from the Bishop of Aberdeen

May I wish everyone a joyful Christmas and all good things for 2020! We don’t know the future, but we do know that God is with us – always, everywhere. And that changes everything. What can we wish for others, for our family and friends, for ourselves? What about change? That might sound rude. But... Read More

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