Dunkeld’s Charis McCrosson was invited by the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland to represent her country’s youth at the 11th International Youth Forum in Rome From 19-22 June 2019, the Vatican Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life hosted the 11th International Youth Forum in Sassone di Ciampino, Rome. This was in response to the Synod on Youth which took place in …
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The Diocese of Dunkeld Annual Pilgrimage to Lourdes has again been a resounding success, reports Andrew Kelly. After our overland group left Dundee on Tuesday 9th July, the main pilgrimage group, led by Bishop Stephen Robson, flew from Edinburgh on 12th July to join them in Lourdes. We were also joined for most of the week by a group from …
A former member of Ss Peter and Paul’s, Dundee, and a former teacher in St Vincent’s Primary in the city, Deacon Ronnie Campbell, will be ordained to the priesthood this coming Tuesday in his home parish of St Mary, Star of the Sea, Benbecula, by Bishop Brian McGhee, for the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles. Ronnie has been studying …
Mgr Ken McCaffrey addressed pupils and teachers at the Annual Diocesan Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 6th June, 2019. The Mass was celebrated by Bishop Stephen Robson with priests and chaplains from across the diocese and hosted by pupils from Dundee’s St John’s High School. Preaching during the Mass, Mgr Ken McCaffrey, said: “Our annual Education Mass …
Bishop Stephen Robson celebrated his 40th Anniversary as a priest at a Solemn Mass in St Andrew’s Cathedral, Dundee, on Thursday 20th June, 2019. Archbishop Leo Cushley (St Andrew’s and Edinburgh) and Bishop William Nolan (Galloway); with priests from across his diocese of Dunkeld and beyond. Mgr Ken McCaffrey, on behalf of the Cathedral Administrator, welcomed all who had come …
Four of the young people who will be joining this year’s Dunkeld Diocese’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes received a welcome boost to their personal pilgrimage funding. Encouraged by their individual parish priests, the four had applied for support from the Catenian Association and were delighted with the news that they were successful. Sherrif Kevin Veal, acting-president of Dundee and Perth’s Catenians …
Responding to the IRG report, Bishop Joseph Toal, who has responsibility for overseeing the work of the Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Service, said: “The Bishops of Scotland are grateful to Baroness Helen Liddell and members of the Independent Review Group for their work in externally reviewing and monitoring the Safeguarding practices of the Catholic Church in Scotland. We welcome their report and …
“The Catholic Church, in Scotland and around the world, has been the focus of considerable criticism in recent years about the safety and care of the most vulnerable in our communities. Here in Scotland, the Bishops had the courage to establish a Commission under former Moderator of the Church of Scotland, Dr Andrew McLellan, to conduct a review into the …