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Letter to the Faithful from Bishop Toal
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Â I wish you the continued joy of the resurrected Lord during this special Eastertide. Â Over the weekend I...
May 12


Deacons of the Diocese attend Jubilee talk by future Pope Leo XIV
Photo: L-R Susan Dowds Deacon Tom Gorman, Mary Ross, Deacon Michael Ross, Kieran Burt, Fr Mark Cassidy (Rector of the Scots College),...
May 12


Ordination of Deacon Kieran Burt
Congratulation to Deacon Kieran Burt who was ordained on Saturday 10th May to the Order of Diaconate by Archbishop Leo Cushley in the...
May 11


Pope Leo XIV
With our fellow Catholics, and so many others, across the world we in the Diocese of Motherwell thank God for the election of our new...
May 8


Holy Mass for Pope Francis
Bishop Toal wishes to advise you of the following two Masses he will be celebrating in the next week or so. - Mass for the Eternal Rest...
Apr 27


Bishop Toal’s message of condolence on the death of Pope Francis
The Community of the Diocese of Motherwell joins the Church and so many others in mourning the death of Our Holy Father, Pope Francis 1....
Apr 21


Death of Pope Francis
Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. At 9:45 AM (Rome time),...
Apr 21


Bishop Toal's Easter Message
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year there can be no day more hope-filled than Easter Sunday as we...
Apr 19


Invitation to the Mass of Chrism
As in previous years the Mass of Chrism in Motherwelll Diocese will be celebrated on Holy Thursday morning in Our Lady of Good Aid...
Apr 3


Rite of Election
On the First Sunday of Lent, over 70 catechumens and candidates took part in the Rite of Election at Motherwell Cathedral as they...
Mar 11
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