Afternoon for Life

Pro Life

Bishop Stephen Robson invites you to an Afternoon For Life at the Pastoral Centre, at St Mary’s Church Hall in Forebank Road on Saturday 12th February at 1pm.  There will be informative talks from expert pro-life speakers. With on-going moves to legalise assisted suicide, it is imperative to be up to date with the latest debates. Tea and coffee will be provided during the afternoon and there may be crèche places …

General Secretary of the Synod will be keynote speaker at online seminar

Press releases

Entitled Synodality in the Life and Mission for the Church – one one the Church’s newest Cardinals, His Eminence Mario Grech, will be the keynote speaker at the Bishops of Scotland’s forthcoming Colloquium on Synodality. Other speakers include Catherine Joseph Droste OP, Ed Morgan, Sara Parvis, Guy Mansini OSB and Anne Marie McGuan RSM. The online event will take place …

Safeguarding Audit will take place in our diocese during February

Safeguarding

The Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) will visit the Diocese of Dunkeld in February to complete its latest audit of Safeguarding practice at diocesan level in Scotland. SCIE brings significant experience of conducting adult and child safeguarding audits in English diocesan and wider organisational contexts. The Independent Review Group (IRG), chaired by Baroness Helen Liddel, initiated this practical review audit …

Dunkeld’s New Honorary Canon

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Fr Andrew Clark has been appointed an honorary Canon of the Diocese of Dunkeld. Fr Andrew has served as a Chaplian to the prison service since 1994, including 3 years as Principal Roman Catholic Chaplain to HM Prison Service in England and Wales, and for the last 18 years as Chaplain in Glenochil prison, from which he has recently retired. …

Safeguarding Agency launches a recruitment campaign

Safeguarding

Michael McGrath KSG, Assistant General Secretary to Bishops’ Conference of Scotland has announced that an important stage in the establishment of the new Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) has been reached, with the launch of a recruitment campaign for Board Directors for the agency. “We are keen for all in the Catholic community (and beyond) to know that Lady Rae is actively …

First Anniversary Mass for Bishop Emeritus Vincent Logan

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Canon Kevin Golden VG, Administrator at St Andrew’s Cathedral, celebrate the First Anniversary Mass for Bishop Vincent Logan on Friday, 14th January, 2022 at 1pm in St Andrew’s Cathedral. Mass for Bishop Emeritus Vincent Logan. The Mass will also be live streamed – www.dunkelddiocese.co.uk/livestream-mass One year ago Bishop Logan’s Requiem was among many that were celebrated with restricted numbers in our …

World Day of Prayer for Peace

Pastoral Letter

Every year we begin the new year by praying for justice and for peace. And each year it seems that justice and peace are beyond our grasp, yet ever more necessary than the year before. As we look around us, we see a world where justice and peace are an elusive dream for so many but not a reality. Looking at …

Bishops Conference

Return of Sunday Obligation delayed

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At the beginning of Advent the Bishops of Scotland had looked forward to welcoming the faithful back to Holy Mass and anticipated that the restoration of the Sunday Obligation might be possible at the start of the New Year. Announcing its postponement, a spokesperson for the Bishops said: “Sadly, there has been a serious worsening of the situation and the …