Scotland Archives

After stroke, theologian explores ‘goods’ of society

Interviews
Sep 16, 2019

John Perry is a Senior Lecturer in Theological Ethics at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and directs the Initiative in Science-Engaged Theology. Recently, he survived a stroke. He spoke to Crux about his work, and how his stroke affects his work.

Jimmy Savile – later accused of sex abuse – allowed to ‘roam freely’ at Catholic school in Scotland

Church in UK and Ireland
Sep 11, 2019

Jimmy Savile, probably the most notorious child sex abuser in the UK, was given free access to a Catholic school in Scotland in the 1960s.

European soccer body punishes Scottish club for anti-Catholic chants

Associated Press, Church in UK and Ireland
Aug 25, 2019

UEFA has punished Rangers for fans’ sectarian chants by ordering part of the stadium closed for a Europa League playoff next week.

Edinburgh city council delays decision on voting rights for school board religious reps

Church in UK and Ireland
Aug 23, 2019

Edinburgh’s Archbishop Leo Cushley has thanked parents and parishioners from across the Scottish capital for their efforts to fight a proposal to strip religious representatives to the city’s education committee of their voting rights.

Catholic schools in Scottish capital face ‘serious threat to identity’

Church in UK and Ireland
Aug 17, 2019

A motion to remove the voting rights of religious representatives on education boards is “a serious threat to the identity” of Catholic schools in the Scottish capital, according to a spokesperson of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews & Edinburgh.

Bishop defends closure of pilgrimage center at Scotland’s national Lourdes shrine

Church in UK and Ireland
Aug 12, 2019

A bishop says that a pilgrimage center to Scotland’s national shrine for Our Lady of Lourdes is closing because it lacks the support of the local community.