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Mass for married & engaged couples takes place at St Mary's Cathedral, Friday 19 June at 7:00pm. See pinned post.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
    @archedinburgh
    Jun 16
    Archbishop Cushley invites married and engaged couples in the Archdiocese to Holy Mass in St Mary's Cathedral this Friday (19 June) at 7:00pm. Come and celebrate the gift of marriage, renew your commitment and receive a special blessing upon your love. After Mass there will be
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jul 27, 2021
    Statement on incident at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh.
    Yesterday morning (Monday 26 July) a priest sitting alone praying in a pew at St Mary's Cathedral in Edinburgh was subject to a violent and unprovoked assault by a man carrying a glass bottle.

Just prior to the attack the man had asked him if he was a priest. When the priest replied that he was, the man attempted to hit him on the head with the bottle, before chasing him to the back of the cathedral.

The bottle broke on the ground and the man continued using it in his assault. The priest managed to fend him off with a chair before the attacker ran out of the Cathedral. The priest escaped without injury.

Anyone with information is urged to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0823 of Monday 26 July.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Apr 20, 2025
    Scenes from the Easter Vigil at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jan 10, 2021
    Placard left outside St Mary’s Cathedral in Edinburgh. We all want our churches re-opened soon.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Feb 14, 2025
    Please pray for the repose of the soul of Haydn Carr, Archdiocesan President of the Society of St Vincent de Paul, who died peacefully with his family by his side, on Friday 7 February. The funeral is at 10:30am on Monday 24 February at St Michael's, Linlithgow. Haydn was a big
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Dec 19, 2022
    Here is the @BishopsScotland statement on the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.
    The Church is pastorally sensitive to the experience of those who desire to have a body and identity other than their biological sex. 

They are to be met with compassion and a particular care and support in the challenges and distress that come with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria.

We are gravely concerned about the changes proposed by the Scottish Government’s Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill.

The Bill introduces a system of self-identification, allowing a person to change their legal sex without the need for a medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria or having to consult a doctor. 

Removing this requirement and denying the important medical oversight that goes with it, will inevitably reduce the opportunity for crucial healthcare, support, and protection for vulnerable individuals, including children.

Children must be protected from making permanent legal declarations about their gender which may lead to irreversible elective interventions, including surgery.
    Lowering the minimum age from 18 to 16 and introducing a system of self-identification will put more children and young people on this path. 

Our concerns are amplified by the intervention of the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, which has described the Bill as ‘unsafe’ and likely to harm young people.

Women’s organisations also have recorded their own concerns about the Bill, principally that the proposed reforms will increase risks to the safety of women and girls by men self-declaring as female and accessing women-only spaces. 

There are also real concerns that the proposals will mean a female healthcare practitioner will no longer be guaranteed for women and girls, even when it is requested.

The freedom to hold the reasonable view that sex and gender are given and immutable and disagree with the idea of gender as fluid and separable from biological sex should be upheld.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jun 2, 2024
    The Blessed Sacrament carried with reverence and honour from St Patrick's Church into the streets of Edinburgh as a public witness to our faith in Jesus Christ. #CorpusChristi
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Feb 7, 2025
    Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr John Callaghan, who died yesterday aged 86. He was from Kilsyth and attended Blairs College and the Royal Scots College in Valladolid, Spain. He was ordained in 1962 and served at the following parishes. ▪ St Patrick's Edinburgh
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Mar 9, 2025
    1/6 Meet some of the people becoming Catholic this Easter in our Archdiocese. "My mate who is Catholic asked me to go to Mass with him at Christmas in 2023 and it was at that moment that I completely fell in love with the liturgy." Grant Machray-Smith (St Mary's Cathedral).
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jun 22, 2025
    Archbishop Leo Cushley led the annual Corpus Christi procession in Kilsyth today.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Apr 20, 2025
    He is Risen! Alleluia! Here is a message to you from Archbishop Cushley. Happy Easter to you all.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jul 25, 2020
    Congratulations to Father Samuel Burke OP, ordained to the Sacred Priesthood today at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Edinburgh. 👏👏👏 ➡️ More pics: bit.ly/FrSamOP ➡️ Homily: bit.ly/ArchbishopHomi…
    The laying on of hands by Archbishop Cushley.
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Jul 4, 2022
    The Scottish Parliament is considering a Bill to criminalise public prayers with up to two years in prison. Learn how to respond and stop this. Two 30 min session to choose from: ▪️ Mon 18 July 7:45pm bit.ly/freetoprayjuly ▪️ Tue 2 August 7:45pm bit.ly/freetoprayaugu…
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    Archdiocese of St Andrews & Edinburgh
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    Apr 15, 2025
    What inspired more than 30 young adults from St James' Catholic Church in St Andrews, Fife, to become Catholic this Easter? We spoke to three of them - Alex, Jessica and Ilhad - to find out more. ▪️archedinburgh.org/seeking-truth-…
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