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Bishop Toal’s message of condolence on the death of Pope Francis
The Community of the Diocese of Motherwell joins the Church and so many others in mourning the death of Our Holy Father, Pope Francis 1....
5 days ago


Bishop Toal's Easter Message
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year there can be no day more hope-filled than Easter Sunday as we...
7 days ago


Invitation to the Mass of Chrism
As in previous years the Mass of Chrism in Motherwelll Diocese will be celebrated on Holy Thursday morning in Our Lady of Good Aid...
Apr 3


Opening of Holy Year
The Holy Year opens in our diocese with a pilgrimage moving towards the Cathedral behind the cross prepared by Holy Cross High School for...
Dec 27, 2024


Christmas Message 2024
On the First Sunday of Advent, a phrase from the Reading from St Paul’s Letter to The Thessalonians caught my attention – it was “more...
Dec 24, 2024


Letter from Bishop Toal on the New Lectionary
Dear Brothers and Sisters. On the First Sunday of Advent all parishes in Scotland will begin using our new translation of the Lectionary,...
Dec 1, 2024


Annual Safeguarding Statement
The Feast of the Holy Guardian Angels fell on 2nd October, and the Scottish Dioceses have chosen to make the Annual Safeguarding...
Oct 6, 2024


50 years of St Vincent de Paul’s East Kilbride
Congratulations to St Vincent de Paul’s Parish in East Kilbride who celebrated their 50th anniversary this evening with a Mass of...
Sep 30, 2024


Diocesan Lourdes Hospitality Mass
Bishop Toal will celebrate the annual Motherwell Diocesan Lourdes Hospitality Mass in St Francis Xavier’s, Carfin, on Sunday 6th October...
Sep 30, 2024


Vatican announcement on Medjugorie
Bishop Toal commends the full and uplifting note in which the Church’s “nihil obstat” is given for the faithful to value and participate...
Sep 22, 2024
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