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Faith, friendships and fearlessness
Comboni Sister Mary Thomas aka Helen Johnston aka Sister Tommy to those who know her well, has many stories to tell!
Gerard Gough
May 31, 20237 min read


Pray the Mission Rosary, for Heaven's sake!
A PRIMARY 3 pupil in the Archdiocese of Glasgow was recently able to supply some 1600 pupils in schools in the city’s east end with their...
Gerard Gough
May 9, 20233 min read


Young prizewinners are a real work of art
MISSIO Scotland’s Christmas Artwork Contest winners for 2022 were thrilled to be presented with their prizes recently
Gerard Gough
Mar 21, 20233 min read


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.
Gerard Gough
Feb 23, 20237 min read


Connected through God, our Faith and a whole tradition
sense of family, of community, of togetherness have been pivotal to Fr Vincent’s priestly life
Gerard Gough
Jan 25, 20236 min read


Celebrating a global family at World Mission Sunday Mass
Gerard Gough A SPECIAL Mass to celebrate World Mission Sunday was held on Sunday October 23 at St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh....
Gerard Gough
Oct 24, 20223 min read


Franciscan Sisters putting their Faith into action in Ethiopia
IN OCTOBER 1984, BBC newsreader Michael Buerk’s powerful report on the famine in Ethiopia shone a light on the tragic situation taking...
Gerard Gough
Oct 4, 20226 min read


The love of Christ compels Fr Eugenio
Fr Eugenio's mission has taken him to Sierra Leone, Scotland, the USA and other African countries too. Read all about it in this feature.
Gerard Gough
Sep 1, 20228 min read


Derek's determined to support Ethiopian lives
Derek Cochrane speaks about his involvement with The Ababa Project, which Missio Scotland is helping to support this year
Gerard Gough
Aug 30, 202210 min read


Beatrice is helping build a legacy of love in Ethiopia
Beatrice Gardner speaks about her involvement with The Ababa Project, which Missio Scotland is helping to support this year
Gerard Gough
Aug 30, 202210 min read


Kieran is keen to show Christ to others
The BBC documentary, Priest School, shone a light on the lives of seminarians in the Pontifical Scots College in Rome. The programme,...
Gerard Gough
Apr 28, 20227 min read


Young artwork contest winners bring colour to Christmas
Gerard Gough AFTER a year interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic, Missio Scotland’s Christmas Artwork Competition made a triumphant return...
Gerard Gough
Dec 22, 20213 min read


St Bridget's bring home the Pope's Charity Cup
Gerard Gough THE Pope’s Charity Cup Final took place for the first time since 2019 and saw St Bridget’s Primary School bring the trophy...
Gerard Gough
Nov 16, 20214 min read


The umbilical cord
Fr Vincent Lockhart, National Director of Missio Scotland “SUM up Africa for me. What image would you give that would tell me what Africa...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read


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...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20214 min read


Take a trip with Missio Scotland
Gerard Gough WHILE the Missio Scotland staff haven’t been able to visit schools in person since March 2020, our work to support them has...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20212 min read


Christmas Artwork Competition 2020 now open!
Gerard Gough MISSIO Scotland's annual Christmas Artwork Competition is now open for this year. The popular contest invites children in...
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20211 min read


Padre Patricio inspires a passion for mission
A priest or religious sister who has spent time on mission still has a great love and concern for the people they served.
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 202112 min read


Pulling together in the midst of the pandemic
THE world has changed dramatically in 2020 with the highly infectious Covid-19 pandemic causing illness, death, economic and social problems
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20213 min read


Feeding His sheep in Peru
Missio Scotland hopes to continue to play our part in supporting those with disabilities worldwide via one of our focus projects this year.
Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20215 min read

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