Weekly Media Briefing

Press releases

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 …

Bishops’ Conference Congratulates Newly-elected MSPs

Prayer

Scotland’s bishops offer prayers for new parliamentarians On behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, I warmly congratulate all Members of the Scottish Parliament elected to serve our nation. Your role is a noble calling, entrusted with the responsibility to act with integrity, to value every human life, and to prioritise the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable in our society. I …

Around the Parishes – 11th May

Parish News

Monday 11th May 2026.  Please read on for a selection of items from this week’s parish newsletters in the Diocese of Dunkeld, offering a snapshot of life around our diocese. Diocesan Synodality Event – Journeying Together To a packed Hall in St Mary’s Forebank Hall on Saturday 9th May, well-known author, papal biographer and Tablet correspondent, Austen Ivereigh, gave a …

Vacancy: Children’s Choir Director

Vacancies

Update: please note that the domain provider for the diocesan email system was experiencing technical difficulties between 15-22 May. During this time we were unable to receive/send emails from/to external email addresses. If you have contacted us about the vacancy during this time period and did not receive a response, please do resend your email. Thank you.

Around the Parishes – 5th May

Parish News

Tuesday 5th May 2026.  Please read on for a selection of items from this week’s parish newsletters in the Diocese of Dunkeld, offering a snapshot of life around our diocese. Synodal Event Saturday 9th May 2026 at The Pastoral Centre, St Mary’s Forebank Hall: 10.00am prompt until 1.45pm. Austen Ivereigh presents live online the topic ‘Missionary disciples in a synodal …

The Month of Mary

Prayer

Monsignor O’Sullivan, parish priest of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Auchterarder, explains more about May being the month of Our Lady. BackgroundMay is dedicated to the Blessed Mother.  This dedication dates back centuries but became more popular in the 18th century. In 1945, Pope  Pius XII confirmed May as the month of Mary. He created the Feast of  the Queenship …

Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May

Prayer

Today, millions of people continue to suffer from hunger. This threatens the dignity of the most vulnerable and questions the way we live and share our resources. In his prayer intention for this month, Pope Leo invites us to pray that no one might lack the food they need and that we might learn to live more responsibly, recognizing that …

Weekly Media Briefing

Press releases

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 …

Dismissal of ‘Buffer Zone’ Charges

Press release

Bishops’ Conference of Scotland welcomes dismissal of ‘buffer zone’ charges against Rose Docherty in Glasgow The Bishops’ Conference of Scotland welcomes Sheriff Stuart Reid’s dismissal of two criminal charges alleging “influencing” within a “buffer zone” against Rose Docherty, brought under the Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Act 2024. Mrs Docherty was arrested last September near the Queen Elizabeth University …