Pope Benedict XVI has today appointed the Very Reverend Monsignor Stephen Robson as the new Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh.
On Tuesday 8 May 2012 at 11am (BST) Pope Benedict XVI will announce the appointment of a new Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of St. Andrew’s and Edinburgh.
In his Easter Sunday Homily which will be preached in St. Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh on Sunday 8 April, Cardinal Keith O'Brien will call for Christians to identify with the cross and make it more prominent in their lives.
In a strongly worded sermon, delivered in the presence of representatives of Scottish civil and political life and the Papal Ambassador to Britain, Archbishop Mario Conti of Glasgow will warn against changes in the law designed to “recreate society” and “redefine nature”.
SNP plans to allow gay marriage would make Scots less likely to back independence, according to a new poll. A survey of 1,004 Scots commissioned by the campaign group "Scotland For Marriage" has found that 11% of voters are less likely to vote to end the union if the controversial move to legalise same sex marriage goes ahead.
Cardinal Keith O'Brien, Britain's senior Catholic, calls on the UK Government to drop plans for same sex marriage, ahead of a consultation on the issue being launched this month.
Some of Scotland’s best known artists, politicians, Church leaders and academics will come together on Tuesday to launch LentFest 2012, the Catholic Church’s biggest ever annual arts festival.
In a letter to Prime Minster David Cameron, Bishop Philip Tartaglia has welcomed his acknowledgment of "the fundamental contribution of Christianity to British society".
