Tuesday 16th June. Please find below this week’s media update, kindly provided by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Office of Communications and Evangelisation. The briefing includes coverage from Scotland and the wider UK, together with Vatican and international developments. Please click on the link in each item to be taken to the full article. SCOTLAND SCIAF Shield charity football tournament …
From Alyth to the Vatican: medieval treasures are revealed
St Stephen’s RC Church, Blairgowrie enjoyed a fascinating journey through 1,500 years of Perthshire’s Catholic history on Friday evening as Medievalist Dr Kylie Murray delivered a special lecture marking two significant local anniversaries: the 175th St Stephen’s Church and the 125th of St Luan’s Church, Alyth. Entitled Rejoicing Through the Ages: The Story of Catholicism in Alyth, Blairgowrie and Perthshire, the …
Weekly Media Briefing
Monday 8th June. Please find below this week’s media update, kindly provided by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Office of Communications and Evangelisation. The briefing includes coverage from Scotland and the wider UK, together with Vatican and international developments. Please click on the link in each item to be taken to the full article. SCOTLAND Sir James MacMillan appointed to …
Weekly Media Briefing
Monday 1st June. Please find below this week’s media update, kindly provided by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Office of Communications and Evangelisation. The briefing includes coverage from Scotland and the wider UK, together with Vatican and international developments. Please click on the link in each item to be taken to the full article. SCOTLAND Scotland’s abortion figures reach record …
First Holy Communion at St Mary’s Forebank
A group of children from Our Lady’s RC Primary Dundee, who received the Sacrament of First Holy Communion on May 10th 2026 at St Marys Our Lady of Victories – pictured here with their teachers and parish priest Canon Kevin Golden.
Magnifica Humanitas
The Bishops of Scotland warmly welcome Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), the first encyclical of Pope Leo XIV, as a timely and insightful contribution to one of the defining questions of our age. As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes human life, this important document calls us to place the dignity of the human person at the heart of every technological advance. We encourage the …
Weekly Media Briefing
Monday 25th May. Please find below this week’s media update, kindly provided by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Office of Communications and Evangelisation. The briefing includes coverage from Scotland and the wider UK, together with Vatican and international developments. Please click on the link in each item to be taken to the full article. SCOTLAND Catholic Bishops congratulate Mr Swinney …
Weekly Media Briefing
SCOTLAND Pope Leo praised for ‘speaking truth with compassion’Source: https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/pope-leo-praised-speaking-truth-37131549.ampAt a glance: Pro-life win in Scottish buffer zone caseSource: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/pro-life-win-in-scottish-buffer-zone-case/At a glance: UK Bishop deplores intimidation and violence in West Bank as Christian village threatenedSource: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/bishop-deplores-intimidation-and-violence-in-west-bank-as-christian-village-threatened/At a glance: POPE / VATICAN ‘My soul magnifies the Lord’: Pope Leo marks anniversary of election at Marian shrine in PompeiiSource: https://www.osvnews.com/my-soul-magnifies-the-lord-pope-leo-marks-anniversary-of-election-at-marian-shrine-in-pompeii/At a glance: Marco Rubio seeks to …
Weekly Media Briefing
Tuesday 5th May. Please find below this week’s media update, kindly provided by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Office of Communications and Evangelisation. The briefing includes coverage from Scotland and the wider UK, together with Vatican and international developments. Please click on the link in each item to be taken to the full article. SCOTLAND Judge dismisses charges against Scottish …



