All are invited to attend the first ever ACN Scottish Catholic Conference: Courage to Be Catholic will take place on Saturday 29th March 2025 from 9.30am - 4.00pm at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. This special event will bring together Catholic organisations, laity and clergy from across the country to deepen their faith and engagement with the Church's mission. [Read more]

In this Jubilee Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope, Pope Francis reminds us that “God’s forgiveness knows no bounds”. A Jubilee Indulgence can be obtained at St Mirin's Cathedral, during this Holy Year. [Read more]

We are invited to join Bishop Robert Barron and thousands of other Catholics from across the UK and beyond for Evangelisation & Culture: The Bible. A Word on Fire Conference taking place in London. [Read more]

Grief to Grace is organising a healing retreat 'Restoring Human Dignity For Those Who are Suffering from an Abusive Past'. Tuesday 29th April to Sunday 4th May 2024

The updated Diocesan Safeguarding Action Plan has been published following a Scottish Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (SCSSA) self-evaluation exercise and can be viewed on our Safeguarding Action webpage. Safeguarding Induction Training has also been arranged. [Read more]

Tickets are now available to attend the Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage Fundraising Dinner 2025. The dinner will take place on Saturday 1st March in Greenock Town Hall, and tickets cost £40, which includes a 3 course meal. [Read more]

The latest episode of our award nominated podcast is out now. Vanda Kettelhut, speaks to Fr. Jim Duggan about the Diocese of Paisley plans for the Jubilee Year. [Read more]

The Diocesan Youth Commission invites children in P4 - 7 to a Retreat Day on Sunday 19th January from 2 - 5pm in the Church Hall of the Holy Family parish, Port Glasgow. [Read more]

Booking is now open for the Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes, 28th June-3rd July 2025. Booking is currently via the Tangney Tours website and booking forms will be available soon. [Read more]

Archbishop Nolan, Bishop President of Justice and Peace Scotland, has written this Pastoral Letter to mark the Day of Prayer for Peace. [Click to read]

Following the conclusion of the worldwide Synod on "Synodality - Communion, Participation and Mission" in October 2024, an annual report has been published detailing the work of the Diocesan Commissions in 2024. [Read more]

We received the exciting news that the Diocese of Paisley Podcast has been nominated for a Provost's Community Award in Renfrewshire Council. [Read more]

Anthony Horan, Director of the Catholic Parliamentary Office, an agency of the Bishops' Conference of Scotland (BCOS) was invited to speak at the Diocesan Clergy Assembly. [Read more]

Pupils at St Andrews Academy collected food items which were used to create 70 food parcels for the Paisley Society of St Vincent de Paul (SSVP). [Read more]

The Christmas Mass times for the whole diocese can be found here: www.rcdop.org.uk/christmas. [Read more]

The Diocese of Aberdeen have published their Autumn issue of The Light of the North, with a focus on Advent and Blessed Carlo Acutis. [Read more]

The new issue of the Catholic Families for Life newsletter is now available to view online. [Read more]

The Diocese of Paisley is celebrating the success of its podcast platform, six months after it was launched. To date there have been 2.5k downloads in more than 20 countries around the world. [Read more]

CELEBRATE have created a brilliant resource to help families prepare during Advent. The Advent Online Family Activity Pack is available to download for free. [Read more]

Bishop Keenan penned this column for the Thunderer slot in The Times. It was published on Monday 18th November 2024. [Read more]