A loving bond built between Scotland and Sri Lanka
The key components of our Faith—universality, solidarity and family—are evident in two of the projects that Missio Scotland is supporting
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Gerard Gough
- Sep 12
- 5 min
Sewing the seeds of love and hope
The project will see women being provided with their own sewing machines by Missio Scotland
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Gerard Gough
- Jun 28
- 6 min
How Faith triumphed over death in Sri Lanka
ON APRIL 21, 2019—Easter Sunday—death interrupted the lives of the parishioners attending Mass in St Sebastian’s Church in Katuwapitiya.
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Gerard Gough
- Feb 23
- 7 min
Shepherding his people with a father's love
“I FOUND that when I came into office, there wasn’t a minor crisis every day, just every other day!” Bishop John joked.
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Gerard Gough
- Jan 12
- 8 min
Finding a home in families of faith
Fr Vincent Lockhart has been able to bear witness to the goodness, truth and beauty within the faith family.
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Gerard Gough
- Oct 4, 2022
- 8 min
In Ethiopia supporting children and the Church
THROUGHOUT the world, Catholic missionaries often work in the most trying of circumstances and Ethiopia is no different. The country is...
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Missio Scotland
- Mar 8, 2022
- 2 min
How Iceland became a warm place for the Church again
Fr John Doran MHM A THOUSAND years ago, Loki, a Norwegian Viking, set out to discover Iceland. His secret weapons were three ravens, two...
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Gerard Gough
- Sep 30, 2021
- 2 min
Campaign shines a light on our global mission
A GLOBAL awareness campaign featuring the faces and voices of missionaries from more than 50 countries has been launched.
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 6 min
Coping with Covid-19 in Kenya
IT IS slightly over a year now since the worldwide break out of Coronavirus. In Kenya, President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta locked down the...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
Moving in a sea of love in South Africa
Mill Hill Missionary, Fr John Doran, speaks with Missio Scotland’s Communications Officer, Gerard Gough, about his time in South Africa.
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 6 min
Living with cancer during the Coronavirus
Fr Vincent Lockhart, National Director of Missio Scotland IN DECEMBER 2019, I was diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and began chemotherapy...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
Coping with Covid-19 in South Africa
Fr Sylvester Ponje is a Mill Hill Father from Cameroon, currently serving in South Africa. He is a former neighbour of Glasgow-based Mill...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Church and community can help to tackle Covid-19
Elaine Smith MSP ONE of the few positives to come from the ongoing pandemic has been the community spirit shown across Scotland and a...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Remember #WeAreStillHere!
Gerard Gough EARLIER this year, Pope Francis highlighted his passion for the Pontifical Mission Societies—known here as Missio...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 7 min
Men on a Mission: Faith is a family affair for Fr Mark
Earlier this year, a BBC documentary shone a light on the life of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome, which was...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 9 min
Men on a Mission: From the Port to the Pontifical Scots College
Earlier this year, a BBC documentary shone a light on the life of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome, which was...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 7 min
Men on a Mission: Setting a course for the priesthood
Earlier this year, a BBC documentary shone a light on the life of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome, which was...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 9 min
Men on a Mission: Swapping the stands for the seminary
Earlier this year, the BBC documentary Priest School shone a light on the life of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome,...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
A determination to reflect kindness shown
AS A sixth-year student at St John Ogilvie High School I was presented with the unique opportunity to take part in a Missio Scotland-led...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Africa has much to teach us and much to give
I CAN still remember when Sr Stella Niwagira arrived in Scotland. I was 18 and just a few months from entering the community in Bellshill...
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