Celebrate the Spirit of Glasgow 2014 with the SCO’s eight-page Commonwealth Games souvenir section inside this week’s paper No 5576 VISIT YOUR NATIONAL CATHOLIC NEWSPAPER ONLINE AT WWW.SCONEWS.CO.UK Friday July 4 2014 | £1 New priest in Motherwell, and Glasgow welcomes a new permanent deacon By Daniel Harkins ple packed into the church. Bishop Toal based his homily SCOTLAND celebrated on the good shepherd, and spoke two further ordinations in about sacrifice, commitment and the last week as a new priest laying down one’s life. and a deacon took important Fr Gerard Maguiness, parish steps on their journey of priest at St Ignatius, said it Faith and service. was a great and marvellous St Ignatius church in Wishaw night for the parish and had welcomed Fr Martin Delaney high praise for Scotland’s as he was ordained to the newest priest. “He was on priesthood on June 26, while placement with me when I was Joseph O’Donnell was in Airdrie,” he said. “He is ordained to the permanent dia- very intelligent and hardwork- conate the next day in St ing and good with people and Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow. young people.” Parishioners of St Ignatius Speaking after his ordina- turned out in force to see Fr tion, Fr Delaney said he was Delaney ordained by Bishop very happy to be a priest and Joseph Toal in his first ordina- that it was a decision he had tion since becoming Bishop of thought about for a long time. Motherwell. 47 priests were in attendance, as around 600 peo- I Continued on page 2 Honour for new archbishop I Former Vatican diplomat Archbishop Leo Cushley of St Andrews and Edinburgh back in Rome to receive the pallium from Pope Francis By Liz Leydon (Above) Pope Francis greets Archbishop Leo Cushley after bestowing on him the palium POPE Francis was seen chatting and during Mass marking the feast of Ss Peter and smiling with Archbishop Leo Cushley Paul. The Holy Father presented the pallium to 24 when he bestowed the pallium on the archbishops from around the world on Sunday TOP PIC: L'OSSERVATORE ROMANO Bishop Joseph Toal ordained Rev Martin Delaney to the priesthood in St Archbishop of St Andrews and Edin- PIC LEFT: LUCY GILL Ignatius of Loyola, Wishaw PIC: TOM EADIE burgh on Sunday. The Motherwell-born former Vatican diplomat was head of the English-language Mass, Archbishop Cushley said: “I am hon- section of the Vatican Secretariat of State oured to receive the pallium from our Holy and, in that role, worked closely with Pope Father Pope Francis, the supreme Shepherd Emeritus Benedict XVI and then Pope Fran- of the universal Church, as a sign of com- cis before his own Episcopal ordination for munion with him and of our shared pastoral St Andrews and Edinburgh on September 21 duty towards Christ’s flock. last year. “I am delighted that my family and friends Archbishop Cushley was one of 24 met- and many from the Archdiocese of St ropolitan archbishops installed in the past Andrews and Edinburgh, especially many year who were honoured by the Holy Father young people, have chosen to come on pil- on Sunday during the solemnity of Ss Peter grimage with me to the Tomb of Peter and to and Paul at the Vatican. He was also privi- greet the Pope. leged to concelebrate Mass at the High Altar “I also bear the good wishes and affection of St Peter’s. of many Scots, Catholics and not, who have “It is not the first time that I have concel- expressed to me their esteem for the Holy ebrated there, but it is extremely rare and Father. something of a privilege, as only the Holy “I hope these days will be a great source of Father normally says Mass at it,” the arch- knows precisely why—he wore the same peace and joy for all those present in Rome bishop told the SCO. “It fell to me this time pallium as the rest of us, in contrast to recent on this happy occasion.” because I was one of the four longest nomi- practice where the Popes had been accus- Archbishop Philip Tartaglia lays his nated (since June 29 2013) of the new met- tomed to wearing a more elaborate one.” I Continued on page 6 hands to ordain the Rev Joseph ropolitans, the Holy See pays attention to Archbishop Cushley travelled to Rome O’Donnell to the permanent things like that. The Holy Father was very for the ceremony with a group of Scots I Pope Francis urges new archbishops to diaconate PIC: PAUL McSHERRY warm and welcoming and—no one yet pilgrims. Commenting before the pallium trust in God, see page 6 SCO, 19 Waterloo Street, Glasgow G2 6BT I tel 0141 221 4956 I fax 0141 221 4546 I e-mail [email protected] 2 WHAT’S ON SCOTTISH CATHOLIC OBSERVER FRIDAY JULY 4 2014 New priest and permanent deacon I Continued from page 1 First Communion in St Murray, Archdiocesan director Ignatius earlier this year. The for the permanent diaconate. “He said it was something new priest celebrated his first Rev O’Donnell’s fellow dea- that made him happy and Mass the following Saturday cons came out in force to sup- because of that his family were in the same church of his ordi- port their new member, who happy as well,” Fr Maguiness nation. was joined on his journey by added. “They are content that Further celebrations were his wife Marie, who took to he has found what he’s been held in Glasgow as Joseph social media to thank Glasgow looking for.” O’Donnell (above and below) Archdiocese and all those who Fr Delaney, who grew up in was ordained to the permanent attended the ordination. Cleland were he attended St diaconate. Archbishop Philip Mary’s Church and Taylor Tartaglia of Glasgow was the I [email protected] High, was supported by his main celebrant at the Mass family, including his 8-year- attended by Archbishop Emer- PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Sacred 50th celebrations old brother, who made his itus Mario Conti and Mgr Paul Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow recently celebrated the Golden Jubilee of Sacred Heart, Cumbernauld. The Archbishop was joined by Archbishop Emeritus Mario Conti and parish priest Fr John Campbell as parishioners gathered in the unique church with a Stations of the Cross design that illuminates the windowless building. PICS: PAUL McSHERRY Motherwell honours three teachers THREE long-serving Lanarkshire teachers from St Cadoc’s, Halfway, Cambuslang. have been presented with Bene Merenti Mrs Hamilton was nominated for the medals as reward for decades of work medal by her headteacher Margaret Harris. guiding children on their Faith journeys. “Her service over the 40 years is Bishop Joseph Toal of Motherwell exemplary in all aspects of her high presented Helena Collins and Mary quality teaching of the children in her Theresa Mullen (left) with the Pontifical care,” she said. “She teaches them about decoration at their school’s leavers Mass. their faith by explaining to each child that The Cathedral Primary teachers have they should follow closely in the footsteps served for 38 years. of Jesus ensuring that social justice for all Fellow teacher Margaret Hamilton is is key to developing a strong Catholic Faith. also celebrating after being presented with Mrs Hamilton has been a tremendous asset a Bene Merenti medal by Rev Patrick to the teaching profession and will be sadly Hennessy and Fr Stanislaw Jan Pamula missed when she retires.” PICS: TOM EADIE INSIDE YOUR SCO INDEX TO NEWS, OPINION AND FEATURES THIS WEEK EWTN - THE CATHOLIC SATELLITE CHANNEL The perfect Christian present LOCAL NEWS pages 2,3,4 and 5 CENTRE SPREAD pages 10-11 BISHOPS’ ENGAGEMENTS page 12 Tel: SAS 0141 774 5000 or 07971 514 703 WORLD NEWS pages 6 THE SPIRIT OF GLASGOW 2014 inside FR ROLHEISER, REVIEW page 12 VATICAN NEWS pages 6 this week’s edition. 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The bell, the Church’s national afternoon brought a powerful By Daniel Harkins many ways, today’s society seems to pro- safeguarding coordinator, presentation from three sur- mote a culture of death regarding the unborn recently for their annual vivors who spoke very honestly THE Scottish Church has welcomed and to manifest a culture of indifference in Safeguarding Conference at about the impact of abuse as the Vatican document that will form approaching life in general.’ the Conforti Institute in children and their journey to the basis of discussion at October’s Raising concerns about modern technol- Coatbridge. healing as adults. Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on ogy’s effect on families, the document states Bishop Joseph Toal, now One of the survivors shared the family. that access to the internet can ‘replace real bishop of Motherwell, Bishop the following at the end of the The newly released Instrumentum family relationships with virtual ones’ and Stephen Robson of Dunkeld conference. Laboris, a summary of diocesan data col- warns of the risk of this leading to ‘not only and Bishop John Keegan of “It was a wonderful experi- lected by the Vatican, examines a wide-range the disunity and breakdown of the family but Paisley were also there as dele- ence for all of us to speak at the of issues affecting families including socio- also the possibility that the virtual world will gates for the duration of the conference.