by Sean Reilly | Jun 7, 2008
Congregations of the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian) and the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland, the country’s two largest traditions, are being encouraged to make 8 June a Sunday pledged to peace in Israel and Palestine. Catholic Cardinal Keith O’Brien and the...
by Sean Reilly | May 17, 2008
Soon after delegates to the Church of Scotland’s general assembly gathered on 15 May they were urged to support a resolution that calls on Britain and the United States to preserve peace in the Middle East and to take no further action that could lead to an...
by Sean Reilly | May 15, 2008
The Church of Scotland is planning substantial financial investment in new forms of church life. At its upcoming General Assembly, the Kirk’s Ministries Council will outline plans to devote £1.5 million over five years to ’emerging ministries’. The...
by Sean Reilly | May 12, 2008
The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is set to express its outright opposition to the death penalty for the first time. It has never previously resolved to oppose capital punishment ‘unequivocally’. At this year’s General Assembly (15 – 21 May) the Church...
by Sean Reilly | Apr 21, 2008
Scotland can recover its spirit as a nation of “holy discontent” says the minister who is organising a major cultural event which will challenge some 10,000 Christians to transform the image of the church across the country. Next week’s inaugural National Gathering...
