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Catholics press for further changes to Scotland’s controversial hate crime bill

Feb 22, 2021

Catholics are pressing for further changes to Scotland’s controversial hate crime bill amid a last-minute consultation.  Read more

Canon Tom White, who is challenging Scotland's ban on public worship. Photo courtesy of ADF International.

Priest challenges Scotland's coronavirus ban on public worship

Feb 19, 2021

Scotland’s coronavirus-related ban on public worship goes too far and churches that follow appropriate precautions should be allowed to open... Read more

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Scottish Christian leaders join in opposition to proposed Hate Crime law

Feb 15, 2021

By CNA Staff

The Catholic bishops of Scotland, along with several other Christian groups, are speaking out against a proposed “hate crimes” law... Read more

Abortions rise in Scotland to second-highest level on record

Aug 27, 2020

Scotland has reported its second-highest annual abortion figure on record.  Read more

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Scottish government may face legal challenge over redefinition of ‘woman’

Aug 1, 2020

A feminist group said Friday that it may launch a legal challenge over new rules to increase female representation on... Read more

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Catholic bishops fear Scotland's hate crime law could criminalize Bible and Catechism

Jul 29, 2020

Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalize the Bible and the Catechism of the... Read more

Bishop Hugh Gilbert, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

Public Masses resume in Scotland with ‘irksome’ 50-person limit

Jul 15, 2020

Public Masses in Scotland resumed Wednesday with a maximum number of 50 people permitted to attend regardless of church size.  Read more

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Scottish pro-life student group investigated, but no action taken

May 5, 2020

After complaints that a pro-life event held by the Aberdeen Life Ethics Society violated a 'safe space policy', an investigation... Read more

Scottish bishop: Permission for wholly at-home medical abortion is ideological

Apr 24, 2020

The president of the Scottish bishops' conference wrote Friday to the Scottish health secretary, saying the permission for women to... Read more

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Scotland's bishops issue letter on life issues ahead of election

Dec 8, 2019

Scotland’s Catholic bishops have released a letter setting out the Church’s teaching on abortion and assisted suicide ahead of the... Read more

Scottish Church says Catholics schools don't cause violence

Sep 19, 2019

A spokesman for the Catholic Church in Scotland said Wednesday the suggestion that Catholic schools in the country are a... Read more

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Efforts to ease tensions over Orange walks in Glasgow

Jun 19, 2019

Some figures in the Catholic Church and Protestant loyalist groups in Scotland are seeking to reach a compromise regarding Protestant... Read more

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Church in Scotland urged to update sex abuse reporting and prevention protocols

Jun 18, 2019

A Scottish Catholic organization set up to prevent, report and audit allegations of sexual abuse within the Church can do... Read more

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Edinburgh council may strip religious reps' votes on education

May 31, 2019

A priest in Edinburgh has written to oppose a suggestion in Edinburgh council to strip voting rights from religious representatives... Read more

Give religious reps a vote on education committees, Scottish bishop urges

May 29, 2019

The Bishop of Dunkeld has met with local government officials to discuss the council area's decision to strip voting rights... Read more

The University of Aberdeen.

Pro-life student group wins affiliation at Scottish university

May 24, 2019

A pro-life group at the University of Aberdeen has been granted affiliation by the school's student association, a month after... Read more

Scottish pro-lifers lose appeal of decision allowing self-administered abortion pills

May 23, 2019

A pro-life group in Scotland has, for a second time, lost a legal challenge against the government’s decision last year... Read more

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Scottish pro-life student group in suspense over its fate

Apr 29, 2019

With the University of Aberdeen's student association meeting one person short of a quorum last week, it will be at... Read more

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Pro-life student group sues Scottish university for alleged discrimination

Apr 16, 2019

A pro-life student group at the University of Aberdeen filed a lawsuit Friday against the university and its student association... Read more

Scottish bishop: Eulogies belong at the funeral reception, not Mass

Apr 3, 2019

The funeral Mass is an important moment of prayer and faith after the death of a loved one - but... Read more