Cardinal Keith O'Brien has sent his best wishes to the Pope's ambassador in Britain Archbishop Faustino Sainz Muñoz, who suffered a stroke yesterday.  Archbishop Sainz Muñoz, the Apostolic Nuncio is receiving medical care in hospital in London.

In a pastoral letter read at all masses on 15 & 16 May, President of the National Communications Commission, Bishop Philip Tartaglia, urged Scots Catholics to support the communications work of the church in the lead up to the Pope's visit in September. Bishop Tartaglia said; "The media implications and requirements for the Pope’s visit are massive. ". The full text of the message is shown below. 

Scotland's Catholic Bishops have released the text of a pre-election statement which will be made available to all of Scotland's 500 Catholic parishes.

In his homily for Easter Sunday 2010 which he will preach at St. Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh on Sunday 4 April (11.30am), Cardinal Keith O'Brien will refer to "many evils" which have been committed "with regard to the sexual abuse of children and young people." He will also restate and reiterate a public apology to “anyone who has suffered any abuse at the hands of any one representing the Catholic Church”.

The UK Government and the Catholic Bishops’ Conferences of Scotland, England and Wales today welcomed the forthcoming visit to the United Kingdom of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI

Reacting to comments made by Jim Murphy MP today on suggesting that "religion should play a role in British politics", Cardinal Keith O'Brien said;

Archbishop Conti “opposed to Margo MacDonald’s End of Life Assitance Bill”

The Archbishop of Glasgow, the Most Reverend Mario Conti, has hit out against Margo MacDonald’s End of Life Assistance Bill by saying it is “wrong in principle” and that “hard cases made bad laws.”

Addressing Scotland's Catholic Bishops in Rome today, the Pope has confirmed he will travel to Scotland later this year as part of his UK visit. Responding to an address by Cardinal Keith O'Brien, the Pope said; "Later this year, I shall have the joy of being present with you and the Catholics of Scotland on your native soil."

Scotland’s Catholic Bishops will travel to Rome from 3 – 10 February 2010 for their “Ad Limina”, five-yearly visit to the Holy See. (The full term is Ad Limina Apostolorum, which means literally “To the thresholds of the Apostles”. The bishops visit the tombs of the Apostles and present a Five-Yearly Report to the Holy Father on the state of their dioceses)
 

Justice & Peace Letter for the Feast of the Epiphany 2010
From Bishop Peter Moran, President of the Justice and Peace Commission of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland