Congratulations to the boys and girls of Our Lady’s Primary, Perth, who celebrated their First Holy Communion on Saturday 10th June in Our Lady of Lourdes’ Church. The children are pictured here …
Annual Schools Mass
Dunkeld Diocese’s Annual Schools Mass was celebrated in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 1st June, 2023. The principal celebrant was Canon Thomas Shields and he was joined by priests from across …
Synod on Synodality – Continental update
A Diocesan update following the European Continental Assembly in Prague where feedback was gathered from Bishops Conferences across Europe – shared delegates from parishes from across the diocese following the Marian Procession …
Dunkeld News, June 2023
“Since I came to the diocese in 2013, priests, people, religious and deacons have been very good to me, and I have tried to serve them as best I can. I am …
New Social Teaching Engagement Officer appointed
The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland have announced the appointment of Anne Marie Clements as the new Catholic Social Teaching Engagement Officer for the National Justice and Peace Commission. Her remit will include; …
Safeguarding Matters – May 2023
The latest edition of ‘Safeguarding Matters’ from the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) in now available. In it you will find an update on the work of the SCSSA; feedback from the recent Annual …
Pope appoints two Scottish members to Vatican’s Department for Evangelisation
Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Leo Cushley, Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, to a five-year term as a Member of the First Section of the Dicastery for Evangelisation and Mr John Docherty, former head-teacher …
Papal Medals awarded to Elinor McBride and Pierluigi Carena at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee
Mrs Elinor McBride and Mr Pierluigi Carena were awarded Benemerenti Medals at a ceremony following the 11am Mass at St Andrew’s Cathedral, on Sunday 23rd April 2023. Two long-serving member of staff …