American RSM sisters welcomed to Edinburgh

The Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh is delighted to welcome two American Religious Sisters of Mercy (RSM). Sr Edith Mary RSM and Sr Anna Marie RSM, recently arrived from the United States to contribute to the work of the archdiocese. They join Sr Mary Pierre, the archdiocesan Director of Property, at St Andrew’s Convent,... Read More

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September 5, 2020

Sunday Mass with Archbishop Cushley on BBC Scotland

Sunday Mass with the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh, Leo Cushley, will be broadcast on national TV in Scotland tomorrow. It can be viewed on The Service on the BBC Scotland channel, at 12noon. It’s a multi-faith programme covering different religious services each week. BBC Scotland commissioned a second series in response to high levels of audience... Read More

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August 7, 2020

Chrism Mass celebrated at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh

The Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh is preparing to welcome new Christians into the Church following the consecration of the Holy Oils at the Chrism Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh last week. In his homily, Archbishop Leo Cushley said: “Now that we are at liberty to celebrate Mass in public once again, the... Read More

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February 13, 2020

Archbishop welcomes new fund to keep Scotland’s faith havens safe from hate crime

The Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh has welcomed a new £500,000 scheme to help places of worship install security measures to protect them against hate crime. The fund will be open to all places of worship in Scotland. Religious groups will be consulted in the coming months to help develop the scheme. Archbishop Cushley... Read More

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December 25, 2019

Christmas message 2019 from the Archbishop of St Andrews and Edinburgh

Imagine being born in a stable. The conditions would be cramped, dark and dirty. And you’d have the unpleasant odour of farm animals to contend with! Christmas card images of the nativity, while often beautiful, airbrush what it was like. The reality is that our Lord was born in rather abysmal conditions by today’s standards.... Read More

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June 25, 2019

Church’s positive words leads Orange march to change route

The Orange Order has agreed to reroute its annual Battle of the Boyne march away from a Glasgow Catholic church where a priest was assaulted at last year’s event. The Grand Lodge of Scotland said next month’s commemorative march would avoid St Alphonsus Catholic Church in Glasgow’s East End, where Canon Tom White was spat... Read More

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December 6, 2018

Church criticises ‘Grinch-like’ shopping centre for refusal to display nativity scene

The Catholic Church has criticised a “Grinch-like” shopping centre after it refused to stage a nativity scene. Management at the Thistles Shopping Centre in Stirling declined a request from The Legion of Mary association to display the traditional Christian scene, as they did not want customers ‘subjected to individual organisation’s beliefs’. However, the Archdiocese of... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

March 6, 2017

Trump visits Catholic school in Florida to show school choice support

President Donald Trump recently paid a visit to St Andrew’s Catholic School in Orlando, Florida, to show his support for school choice. The president was joined by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, US Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Florida, and Florida Gov. Rick Scott in a tour of the school that started with a visit to a fourth-grade... Read More

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