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, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 6 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, 2022
- 8 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, 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
- 9 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, 2021
- 5 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, 2021
- 11 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, 2021
- 2 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, 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
- 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
- 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
- 5 min
Helping others is at the heart of Sister Editta's mission
Gerard Gough IN SPEAKING to priests and religious—be they in Scotland or further afield—their decision to take up a vocation and follow...
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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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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 5 min
Shining example of faith in Lisanjala
Gerard Gough IN MATTHEW’S Gospel, the line: “I was a stranger and you welcomed me,” is well-known and widely quoted. It could apply in...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 9 min
Missionaries’ inspiration is rooted in faith
“Each of us should find ways to communicate Jesus wherever we are. All of us are called to offer others an explicit witness to the saving...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 10 min
Extraordinary lives are lived on mission
A CENTURY ago, Pope Benedict XV released the encyclical Maximum Illud, which called on Catholics to bring the Good News to all peoples...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 3 min
Mass appreciation for Mission Month
DIOCESES, parishes and schools throughout Scotland are set to celebrate Extraordinary Mission Month 2019 with a number of very special...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 7 min
We're all children in the one family
AS MISSIO Scotland’s Communications Officer, my role is not short of rewarding experiences, not least of which is the privilege of being...
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Missio Scotland
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
St Mary's have Missio Scotland at heart
SISTER Stacey Cameron from Missio Scotland was the grateful recipient of a cheque for the charity from St Mary’s Primary School in...
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