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Scottish Parliament debating chamber. (Credit: Wikimedia.)

Scottish bishops calling on government to respect right to life for the unborn

Oct 16, 2024
Charles Collins

Trawler TN-20 'Sea Lady' moored at Portsmouth in a file photo. (Credit: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0/Clive G.)

UK charity calls on Government to do more for ‘modern slaves’ in fishing industry

Aug 30, 2024
Charles Collins

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Scottish bishops say proposed assisted suicide makes it ‘cheaper to end life than to provide care’

Aug 19, 2024
Charles Collins

Newly elected leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) John Swinney delivers his acceptance speech at the Advanced Research Centre (ARC) of the Glasgow University, in Glasgow, Monday, May 6, 2024, after he was confirmed as the SNP’s new leader. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA via AP.)

Scottish Catholic agency ‘disappointed’ by ending international development ministry

May 14, 2024
Charles Collins

Scotland’s First Minister Humza Yousaf speaks during First Minster’s Questions (FMQ’s) at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, Scotland, March 28, 2024. (Credit: Jane Barlow/PA via AP.)

Scottish bishops say assisted suicide bill ‘takes us down a dangerous spiral’

Apr 26, 2024
Charles Collins

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Scottish Parliament moves a step closer to criminalizing ‘buffer zones’

Apr 24, 2024
Charles Collins

Pope Francis after blessing the SCIAF Wee Box Lenten appeal with Caritas International Secretary General, Alistair Dutton, and Caritas International President Archbishop Isao Kikuchi. (Credit: Caritas Internationalis.)

Pope Francis blesses ‘Wee Box’ to help Scottish support of Rwanda

Mar 16, 2024
Charles Collins

Food is distributed in Malawi in March 2023. (Credit: World Food Program.)

Malawi bishops tackle hunger with an assist from Scotland

Mar 4, 2024
Ngala Killian Chimtom

SCIAF supporters Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh took to the streets of Glasgow to ask people to show their love for some of the world’s poorest people on Ash Wednesday. (Credit: SCIAF handout.)

Scottish Catholics use Lent to raise funds for vulnerable people in Rwanda

Feb 15, 2024
Charles Collins

The flags of Britain, Scotland and European Union wave outside the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (Credit: Scott Heppell/AP.)

Scottish Christians oppose government’s proposed ban on ‘conversion therapy’

Jan 10, 2024
Charles Collins