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Archbishop Tartaglia, Final reprise of SCIAF, Bishop Robson, The Martyrdom of Gerald Warner and Kevin St John Ogilvie in McKenna on Laudato Si. 400th anniversary Pages 3, 6-7, 10-11 SUPPORTING 50 YEARS OF SCIAF, 1965-2015 year. Page 8 No 5626 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday June 26 2015 | £1 Pope Francis touches the case holding the Shroud of Turin after praying for several minutes before the cloth in the Cathedral of St John the Touching Baptist in Turin, Italy, on Sunday. While praying, he lowered his head at times in reflection. Then he took a few steps, placed his hand on the case, and walked away without comment. The relic is on display for the first time in five years. The 4.3-metre burial cloth in which the Crucified moment body of Christ is believed to have lain is usually kept in a sealed container in a dark chapel next to the Cathedral. It has been put on display five times since 1933, but was only shown a few times every in Turin century before then I Turin report, page 6 Our nation is now a ‘mission country’ I Scotland’s bishops invite priests and nuns from the developing world to help swell ranks By Ian Dunn knew it was not ‘just the number of clergy Wellburn Care Home, which was main- the pastoral care of our parishes.” which is in decline but also the number of tained by the Little Sisters of the Poor A spokesman for Archbishop Leo SCOTLAND’S bishops say the laity attending Mass’ and ‘there is no but had been on the brink of closure due Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh nation is now a ‘mission country’ doubt that for Catholics in Galloway Dio- to ‘a shortage of vocations’ to their order. told of the history of foreign clergy there, whose Church invites the help of cese and throughout Scotland our enthu- “A Kerala order, nuns who are also saying that it was important to remember clergy and religious from the devel- siasm for passing on the Faith, particularly nurses, will be running Wellburn,” the ‘the universal Church by its very nature is oping world. to those outside the Church, has been bishop told the SCO. “They have the capa- missionary.’ “That fraternal hand of wel- Bishop William Nolan of Galloway dented, because we have been disheart- bility to do it, and I’m sure they’ll do a come and spirit of gratitude continues to (right) said in a letter last week to his ened by the scandals and criticism and wonderful job. And we’ve also got sisters this day as we step up the work of new diocese that priests from an Indian mis- system,’ however. negativity of recent years.’ from Nigeria running the pastoral centre.” evangelisation,” he added. sionary order would soon be working in “They are not coming to increase the “But this is not the time for us to curl He added that he expected more of this The Scottish Church, historically the diocese. Meanwhile, Bishop Stephen variety of Mass times or to help us ourselves up into a ball like a hedgehog type of arrangement in the future. “There helped by clergy and religious from Ire- Robson of Dunkeld (above far right) avoid travelling a few miles further in to protect ourselves from a hostile needs to be the realisation, with humility, land, is now increasingly looking to the told the SCO that he had already arranged order to attend Mass,” he said. “They world,” he said. “The Gospel is still that Scotland is now a mission country,” developing world for support, Bishop for an order of Indian nuns to come to are a missionary order and they are good news and meeting Jesus can trans- he said. Robson said. “The people who are com- Dundee, to run the St Joseph’s Wellburn coming because they see Scotland as form the lives not just of individuals but ing here [from that part of the world] are Care Home, and people had to accept mission territory. They see a country also of the society in which we live.” Nationwide the ones whose Faith and devotion will Scotland today is ‘now a mission country.’ where the Faith is tired and the Faithful He said he hoped that these new Indian Archbishop Phillip Tartaglia of Glasgow sustain us,” he concluded. All eight of Scotland’s dioceses are lack the enthusiastic joy of the first priests would encourage the Faithful of said it was ‘very likely that we will con- currently using recruitment as well as Christians—an enthusiasm and joy that Galloway to ‘be enthusiastic in living our tinue to see priests from abroad working I [email protected] vocation programmes to cope with the we see in the Church in many Third faith so that others have the joy of meet- here in the years to come.’ current and projected decline in clergy World countries, where the Faith is ing Jesus Christ through us.’ “There is a “There is a handful of priests minister- numbers through retirement. young and alive. They come because challenge there for all of us—not least the ing in the Archdiocese of Glasgow who they want to bring God to a country bishop,” he added. have come from abroad for limited peri- Galloway where so many live without God and ods with the permission of their bishops Bishop Nolan said the priests coming not know him.” Dunkeld or superiors,” the president of the Bish- from India to Galloway were ‘not to Bishop Nolan, who was installed as Bishop Robson said that sisters from ops’ Conference of Scotland said. “These plug gaps or to maintain the current Bishop of Galloway in February, said he Kerala in India would be running the priests make an important contribution to SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 PICTURE NEWS SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JUNE 26 2015 Canon Patrick O’Sullivan cele- brated his Diamond Jubilee with a Mass of Thanksgiving in St Mary’s Church in Coatbridge recently. Canon O’Sullivan was joined by Bish- ops William Nolan of Galloway and Joseph Toal of Motherwell, and was presented gifts from the parish by Joe O’Hagan, Joe Carrigan and David Harper PIC: TOM EADIE Parishioners of St Gregory’s in Wyndford were joined by Archbishop Philip Tartaglia at a civic Parishioners reception in Glasgow (below) as they continued their parish’s golden jubilee year celebrations fol- lowing a special anniversary Mass (above.) celebrate St Gregory’s parish was created in February 1965, with the building opened in 1971 by Archbishop 50th with James Scanlan of Glasgow.Archbishop Tartaglia was joined by parish priest Fr Allan Cameron, Deacon Jim Dean and parishioners. many events PICS: PAUL McSHERRY(BELOW) and ROBERT WILSON (ABOVE) St Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow echoed with the sound of rejoicing last week as the Archdiocese held a Mass for children with additional support needs.Archbishop Philip Tartaglia was principal celebrate with Fr Joe Lappin at the Mass attended by Glasgow Lord Provost Sadie Docherty, Michael McGrath, director of the Scottish Catholic Education Service, Maureen McKenna, executive director of education services and Isobel Taggart area education officer in Glasgow. During the Mass,Arch- bishop Tartaglia gave a special blessing, medal and prayer card to each of the children. PICS: PAUL SPOTLIGHT ON McSHERRY St Benedict’s in Easterhouse said goodbye to the Salesian priests of the parish with a thanksgiving Mass in honour of 27 years of service.The Salesians announced last year that St Benedict’s Parish and St Clare’s Parish in Easterhouse would be handed back into control of Motherwell Diocese this summer. Bishop Joseph Toal celebrated the thanksgiving Mass in St Benedict’s and was joined by priests from local parishes. Fr Owen Ness will take over as parish priest of St Benedict’s and St Clare’s from August 7 PIC: PAUL McSHERRY INSIDE YOUR SCO INDEX TO NEWS, OPINION AND FEATURES THIS WEEK EWTN - THE CATHOLIC SATELLITE CHANNEL The perfect Christian present NEWS pages 1-7 COMMENT pages 8-11 CHILDREN’S PAGE page 21 Tel: SAS 0141 774 5000 or 07971 514 703 LOCAL NEWS pages 2,3,4 and 5 CENTRE SPREAD pages 12-13 INTIMATIONS pages 17-20 WORLD NEWS pages 6-7 FR ROLHEISER page 14 BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS page 20 for our special offer VATICAN NEWS pages 6-7 SPIRITUAL REFLECTION page 15 SPECIAL OCCASIONS pages 22-23 LETTERS page 9 PUZZLES pages 16 and 21 CHURCH AND ISLAM page 24 SAS - SCOTLAND’S CATHOLIC SATELLITE COMPANY WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK FRIDAY JUNE 26 2015 SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER NEWS 3 Scotland reacts to the Papal encyclical A96 road works upset monks By Ian Dunn something that would not exist ARCHBISHOP Philip Tartaglia of of the earth,” he said. with the constant drone of traf- Glasgow has welcomed Pope Francis’ “Based firmly on the Catholic tradition, MONKS at the historic fic nearby,” he said. “We went message on the environment in his and relying upon insights from other reli- Pluscardden Abbey in to a meeting in the village hall first encyclical, Laudato Si and gions, from philosophy and not least from the Moray have said they will to discuss the proposal and will SCIAF is taking action by lobbying best of environmental science, the Pope’s protest plans for a new dual be putting our thoughts down in the Prime Minister.
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