Members of the Dundee and Perth Circle of the Catenian Association gathered at the Queens Hotel in Perth last night (Thursday 3rd September) to hear guest speaker, Mrs Donna Brown, senior Procurator Fiscal Depute in Dundee, and who spoke on the work of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. L-R Councillor Archie MacLellan, Douglas and Trish Crighton, Raymond Carlin, …
McLellan Commission Report
Responding to the report and offering the Public Apology called for in its first recommendation, Archbishop Philip Tartaglia said: “As the President of the Bishops’ Conference, and on behalf of all the Bishops of Scotland, I want to offer a profound apology to all those who have been harmed and who have suffered in any way as a result of …
Pastoral Letter – McLellan Report
My Dear People As you have almost certainly heard already, this week saw the publication of a long awaited Report on the implementation and effectiveness of the Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in the Catholic Church in Scotland. Almost two years ago now the Bishops of Scotland decided to commission an independent review into the quality of the safeguarding …
Dunkeld at Lourdes – in pictures
Thanks for Fr Kenneth O’Brien for his work compiling these photos which will give you a flavour of our days in Lourdes this year.
Lay Societies hosting Family Fun Days across the Diocese
A series of Family Fun Days is being organised across the Diocese with the first one taking place in Montrose on 5th September, from 11.00 am – 3.30pm. Representatives of the lay societies in the diocese will be there to give out information and talk to anyone who would like to know about the work being done. There will be …
Fr. Gerard Hughes SJ – Ecumenical Memorial Service
There will be an Ecumenical Memorial Service for Gerard W. Hughes, SJ on Monday 17th August, at 6pm, in the Glasgow University Memorial Chapel – West Quadrangle, Main Gilmorehill Building – to be followed by a Reception at the Catholic Chaplaincy, Turnbull Hall, Southpark Avenue, Glasgow.
Little Sisters of the Poor say sad farewell
At a Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral in Dundee, celebrated by Bishop Stephen Robson and priest from throughout the diocese, the Little Sisters of the Poor said a sad farewell to the Diocese of Dunkeld and, in particular, to the people of the city of Dundee where they have lived for over 150 years. “24 Years after our Mother foundress …