We offer our warmest congratulations to Fr Kieran Burt, who was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood by Bishop Joseph Toal yesterday, 19 June, at St Joseph’s Church, Blantyre. At 25 years old, Fr Kieran is Scotland’s youngest priest. His ordination is a joyful occasion for the Diocese of Motherwell and a reminder that God continues to call men to serve His Church. Please keep Fr Kieran in your prayers as he begins his priestly ministry, asking the Lord to bless him with wisdom,

In recent weeks, discussions about our diocesan structures have taken place among the clergy, religious and lay faithful in all of Scotland's eight dioceses. Following these local consultations, the bishops devoted significant time at the recent Bishops’ Conference meeting to prayerfully reflecting on the contents of these reports. The Conversation in the Spirit prayer method has proved particularly fruitful in providing rich insight and direction at this stage of our discern

The Bishops of Scotland today renew their urgent appeal to political leaders across the world to pursue peace with courage, determination, and sincerity. In a time marked by deepening conflict and human suffering, particularly in the Middle East, Ukraine, Sudan and South Sudan, the need for dialogue and diplomatic solutions has never been more pressing. War brings devastation, loss, and division. It leaves lasting wounds in families, communities, and nations, and it dispropor

More than 3,000 pilgrims have gathered in Lourdes this Easter as HCPT marks 70 years of its life-changing pilgrimage, with a strong presence from the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, including Bishop Joseph Toal, Bishop Frank Dougan and Archbishop Leo Cushley. They are joined by clergy from across Scotland, many of whom have travelled as chaplains to support HCPT groups, accompanying young people and adults throughout the pilgrimage and helping to lead them in prayer, liturgy

We began our diocesan walking pilgrimage to St Andrews yesterday, covering the first stage to Caldercruix, a distance of about 12 miles. We started with a pilgrim blessing from Fr Lamb at the 10:00 am Mass in the Cathedral and stopped briefly at the Glass Chapel in Carfin Grotto, where Fr Grant led us in a short pilgrim service. 19 of started the journey, and we were blessed with lovely weather for the walk. We would like to thank Bobby and his team at St Mary’s for their hos

Dear Brothers and Sisters, I wish everyone a very Happy Easter, and hope you have benefitted from your participation in the liturgical celebration of the Lord’s Paschal Mystery through Holy Week and at Easter. I trust the Easter Vigil was a particularly joyful event for all who have been baptised, confirmed, and have received the Eucharist at the Vigils in parishes across the Diocese. I offer my own congratulations and blessing to you all, and hope that the grace of the sacra

✝️ As we approach the end of Lent and prepare to enter into Holy Week, a number of parishes will be offering additional and/or extended periods of Confessions. At this time we are all encouraged to celebrate the sacrament and receive God’s mercy to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection. 📋 Please find in the list below additional times of confession across the Diocese in the coming days. Note this is not an exhaustive list and other parishe

St John the Baptist Church in Uddingston is hosting a Divine Renovation Open Day on 25 April. Father James Mallon, the author of ‘Divine Renovation: Bringing Your Parish from Maintenance to Mission' and the founder of Divine Renovation, is travelling from Canada for the event. Divine Renovation is a model of parish renewal, not a one-size-fits-all programme. They have seen missionary renewal flourish in parishes worldwide — regardless of size, location, or culture — when thes

This evening, Monday 23rd March at 7:00pm, the faithful are warmly invited to gather for a Holy Hour for Peace in Our World. This time of prayer and reflection will be organised by the Diocesan Justice and Peace Group in Motherwell, bringing together people from across the diocese to pray before the Blessed Sacrament for the needs of our troubled world. In recent times we have witnessed war, division and suffering in many parts of the globe. As Christians, we are called not o

THE LAST WORDS OF CHRIST is the title of an evening of choral music, plainsong and traditional hymns which contemplate the Passion and Death of Christ. This event will be presented by Motherwell Diocesan Choir on Tuesday 31 st March at 7:30 pm in The Cathedral, Motherwell; the choir will be joined on this occasion by the Cathedral Junior Choir. Admission is free and all are cordially invited to come along and engage in this event, as part of their preparation for the gre