THERE was a resounding endorsement of the work of Missio Scotland at the recent meeting of the European Conference of the Missionary Children Society (CEME) recently, as Communications Officer, Gerard Gough, was appointed as its new president.

“AS A missionary priest I had three fears at the start of my ministry. One was that I would be sent to India as I found the culture and the religion so complex and I thought that it might be too much of a challenge for me. Another was that I had a fear of flying so I wanted to keep that to a minimum. And the last fear I had was ever having to stand up and teach. As it turned out I had to do all three! The miracle, I suppose is that I came to love India, flying and teaching.”

FORMER National Director of Missio in the USA and creator of the Mission Rosary, the Venerable Archbishop Fulton Sheen, will move one step closer to sainthood this year after the announcement of his Beatification Mass.

MISSIO Scotland’s annual Christmas art contest for 2025 proved to be another showcase for some of the wonderfully talented artists we boast in our schools.

“I FEEL a bit, a bit like Mary, the mother of Jesus standing at the foot of the Cross and watching what's happening and you just wish it would stop. We can't stop it, so there’s that kind of feeling of helplessness and because there's nothing that Mary could do to stop what's happened to Jesus and what can we do to stop what's happening in Gaza?