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General election candidate faces anti-Catholic abuse

AN Alba candidate at the General Election has opened up about the sectarian abuse he endured during the campaign, describing himself as "benumbed" to anti-Catholic bigotry. Chris McEleny, who unsuccessfully contested the Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West seat, revealed that he received one of his campaign...

Dunkeld Bishop-elect Andrew McKenzie’s fond farewell as he prepares for new post

SCOTLAND'S newest bishop, Canon Andrew McKenzie, has shared his heartfelt reaction upon learning he would be leaving St Andrew’s Cathedral to become Bishop of Dunkeld. Canon McKenzie recalled receiving an unexpected Saturday morning phone call from the Apostolic Nunciature in London, inviting him to meet...

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Tributes pour in for Fr Martin Chambers who died weeks before Bishop ordination

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Campaign to save Scotland’s only Catholic boarding school raises £1.2m

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Dundee priest raises £20,000 for Calais refugee charity after near-300 mile pilgrimage

A SCOTTISH priest has spoken about his pilgrimage to highlight the plight of immigrants and...

‘That’s Holy water!’ Dundee priest gives Pope bottle of whisky after taking up role in Rome

A DUNDEE man who spent 14 years as a priest in the city has...

‘Is this the kind of Scotland the SNP wants to build?’ Catholic Church slams SNP’s drug decriminalisation policy

THE Catholic Church in Scotland has criticised the SNP for calling for the decriminalisation...

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