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Sep 2, 2019
Visit of the Relics of St Therese - Day Three
The final day of the visit began with the Parish Masses celebrated in St Francis Xavier's Church. At 3pm, thousands of Catholics from...


Sep 2, 2019
Visit of the Relics of St Therese - Day Two
Day two of the visit began with Holy Mass celebrated by Canon John Udris. At 1pm Solemn Mass was celebrated by Father Francis McGachey,...


Sep 2, 2019
Visit of the Relics of St Therese - Day One
The relics of St Therese arrived in the Diocese of Motherwell on Thursday night, 29th August. A large number of people gathered at St...


Sep 2, 2019
Thank you from Bishop Toal
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. I would like to thank everybody in the Diocese who participated in the Pilgrimage of the Relics of...


Aug 31, 2019
Homily on the life of St Therese
A powerful homily on the life of St Therese, delivered by Father James Grant at the recent Diocesan Vocations Mass. - I would like to...


Aug 27, 2019
Visit of the Relics of St Therese
On Friday 31st August our Diocese will warmly welcome the relics of St Therese of Lisieux on their first stop on a tour of Scotland. This...


Aug 11, 2019
Novena to The Little Flower
In preparation for the arrival of the Relics of St Therese of LIsieux in Scotland, a Novena to the Little Flower in St Columbkille's...


Aug 11, 2019
St Ambrose' & Buchannan High Campus
The Diocese of Motherwell welcomes the news today that the independent report ordered by the Scottish Government has found that St...


Aug 9, 2019
Mary's Meals
Mary’s Meals is an international charity which provides a daily meal in a place of education for children in some of the world’s poorest...


Aug 9, 2019
Further Communication on the Closure of Carfin Pilgrimage Centre
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I am aware that in recent days there have been strong reactions among some people to the decision of...
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