MacKillop 'should be saint for abused'
The Catholic church should endorse Mary MacKillop as the patron saint for those abused by the clergy, a victims’ support group says. Nuns from the Sisters of St Joseph will travel to Rome this week...
View ArticleDelving into Mary's Scottish roots
In the picturesque town of Fort William, in the west highlands of Scotland, two nuns are spreading the word about Australia’s first saint, Mother Mary MacKillop. MacKillop was born in Australia in 1842...
View ArticleScottish pilgrims to attend canonisation of Mary MacKillop
Around 140 people from Lochaber and various other places in Scotland will travel to Rome for the canonisation on 17 October by Pope Benedict XVI of Blessed Mary MacKillop, Australia’s first saint....
View ArticleSaintly daughter of Scotland honoured
She was the daughter of 19th-century Scots emigrants who dedicated her life to religious service and the poor. Now, more than a century after her death, Mother Mary MacKillop has been canonised by Pope...
View ArticleKirk pray for g'day
Church of Scotland chiefs have launched a bid to recruit a new clergyman for a kirk – in Australia. The Scots’ Church in Melbourne needs an assistant to support its ministry team for the next two years...
View ArticleObituary: The Right Reverend Derek Rawcliffe
The Right Reverend Derek Rawcliffe, who has died aged 89. was Bishop of the Scottish Episcopal Church’s diocese of Glasgow and Galloway from 1981-91 and before that spent more than 30 years in...
View ArticleRupert Murdoch: Silence in the face of authority
The sight of two generations of Murdochs bearing witness before civil authority in London last week on issues of privacy, truth and publication is a reminder that we are products of our past. The...
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Salvation Army missionary who devoted life to leprosy sufferers celebrates...
A forward-thinking retired Salvation Army officer and surgeon – who spent a lifetime working overseas, transforming the lives of leprosy sufferers – celebrated his 100th birthday in Hawick on Saturday...
View ArticleKirkcaldy kirk hosts ‘five generations’ baptism
The fifth generation of a Kirkcaldy family was christened in the town’s Old Kirk at the weekend – after travelling all the way from Sydney, Australia! Baby Archie Bruce Ferguson Carnegie (5 months) was...
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‘Cult of Horrors’: former members detail abuse handed out at Christian...
A four-year investigation by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has uncovered shocking claims of abuse and torment in relation to New South Wales-based registered charity and religious group...
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Australian Primate rebukes bishops’ attendance at GAFCON consecration
Bishop Andy Lines An Australian Primate has rebuked two bishops who attended the Global Anglican Futures Conference (GAFCON) consecration of a new missionary bishop in Illinois, USA. The Most Reverend...
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