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The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Clergy has appointed Fr Mark Cassidy as the next Rector of the Pontifical Scots College in Rome in succession to Fr Dan Fitzpatrick. The appointment was made, following the recommendation of the Bishops Conference of Scotland. Fr Cassidy will take up his new post on 1st August 2022. Fr Cassidy studied at the Scots College …
The independent audit of safeguarding practice within the Diocese of Dunkeld has been published by the Bishop’s Conference of Scotland. The full report can be access on the BCOS website: On line report
Bishop Stephen Robson has announced the following clergy changes: Fr Bogdan Palka SDS has been transferred from the parish of St John the Baptist in Perth to serve the parish community of St Mary Magdalene’s, Perth – from where he will also continue to serve the Polish Community. He will celebrate his first Mass on Sunday, 17th July, 2022. Fr …
An architectural survey of St Mary’s chapel, Blairs, carried out in December 2021 on behalf of the Blairs College Chapel Trust has revealed a catalogue of interior and exterior defects, which it is estimated will cost over £2,000,000 to repair. St Mary’s College, Blairs, was a junior seminary from 1829 to 1986. Although the surrounding land and seminary buildings were sold, the chapel …
Diocesan Event in St Mary’s, Our Lady of Victories, Church Hall on Saturday 25th June from 10.30am (coffee at 10am) until 12.30pm with Mass at 1pm. The Diocesan Synod Core Group has completed the collation of more than 10,000 written responses to the Synodal Questionnaires, Listening Group Sessions and Coffee Conversations held throughout the diocese. A huge thank you to …
Dundee’s Missionaries of the Sisters of Charity organised a May Procession in the grounds of St Clement’s Church, Dundee, on Saturday 28th May. Fr Dijo Thomas, priest at St Ninian’s and St Clement’s, led the prayers.
Members of the Dundee and Perth Italian community, and friends, gathered at St Mary’s Monastery, Kinnoull, Perth, for their Annual Marian Procession and Crowning of Our Lady. Others had travelled from Edinburgh, Dundee and Auchterarder to take part. Mgr Aldo Angelosanto, chaplain to Dunkeld Diocese’s Italian community, celebrated Mass in Italian prior to the procession through the grounds of the …
Chris McCrosson was ordained a permanent Deacon on Saturday, 28th May 2022, at 12 noon in St Andrew’s Cathedral. Following his ordination, Deacon Chris will serve as Deacon of the parish of St Fillan’s, Crieff, with Canon Tom Shields, and will also shortly be appointed as part-time Chaplain to Glenochil prison. The Ordination was live-streamed – and you can watch it here …
In 1994 St John Paul II celebrated the inaugural World Meeting of Families (WMOF) in Rome. Since then, such gatherings have become a regular feature in the life of the Church held in different cities. The purpose of the WMOF is to celebrate God’s plan for marriage and family life and to allow precipitants to join in prayer, catechesis and testimony. The …