Fr John's African Diary... from 1969!
1969 was quite a year! I was 21 and I wrote a diary of my 10-week visit to Africa, which I have just reopened after 54 years!
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Gerard Gough
May 31, 20237 min
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!
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Gerard Gough
Oct 24, 20223 min
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....
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Gerard Gough
Oct 4, 20226 min
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...
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Gerard Gough
Sep 1, 20228 min
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.
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Gerard Gough
Sep 30, 20212 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, 20219 min
Chris finds inspiration in families of faith
Chris Furmage a seminarian for Motherwell Diocese in Rome, is acutely aware of the importance of family.
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Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20215 min
Fr John found himself at home in the Philippines
Fr John Doran talks to us a little more about his time in the Philippines.
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Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 202111 min
A priestly life filled with parallels
Gerard Gough AS Mill Hill Missionary Father, John Doran, spoke to me from his current home in Glasgow, I don’t think he’d have been aware...
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Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20212 min
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...
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Missio Scotland
Sep 29, 20212 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, 20219 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...