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Singing the praises of St Anne’s Choir

May 17th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Members of St Anne’s Primary School Choir have been recognised as the stars they are thanks to indie rock band The Vaccines. The Vaccines were so impressed by the talent of the Parkhead, Glasgow, school choir (above) that they invited pupils to London as their special guests at a recent concert. Freddie Cowan, guitarist for London-based The Vaccines, spotted St Anne’s choir performing their own song, Fix This—which pupils wrote last year as part of an anti-sectarian project—on the internet video sharing site YouTube, and contacted the school to invite pupils to attend the band’s concert at the city’s O2 Arena ... continue reading.
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A journey of Faith for Caritas pupils

May 10th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Communities and parishes across East Kilbride are benefiting from pupils’ volunteer work... continue reading.


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Faith in Action: The skewed media perception of the Church

April 12th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

The thriving Catholic community and faith in action on university campuses flies in the face of the gloomy picture of our Faith so often, and in particular recently, painted by the media, according to Niall O Coinleáin, president of Edinburgh Catholic Student Union... continue reading.


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Faith in Action: Three steps to saving our Church for future generations

March 29th, 2013 | comments icon 1 COMMENT

Times are challenging for the Church in Scotland, never more so than in recent months, so we thought to take a close look at some positive news for young Catholics, starting with Gabriele Franchi de’ Cavalieri’s report on Glasgow University’s Catholic Association... continue reading.


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SCIAF signs up with school teams

March 29th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Footballers from St Peter the Apostle High School help world’s poorest with SCIAF shirt logo... continue reading.


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Money matters for primary pupils

March 15th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Pupils from St Catherine’s in Glasgow learn about finances and Fairtrade at two week event... continue reading.


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Pupils make Rosaries their mission

February 15th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Cardinal Newman lend a helping hand to Mission Matters Scotland for Mission Rosary launch... continue reading.


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Are you going to Scotland’s Rio for WYD?

January 25th, 2013 | comments icon 1 COMMENT

Young Catholics are asked to book their place at the Year of Faith WYD event now to avoid disappointment ... continue reading.


Trinity pupils are Champions for Change

January 18th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

Rutherglen high school is given anti-sectarianism award thanks to tireless efforts of students... continue reading.


Strong in Faith: How could the Church better use digital media?

January 18th, 2013 | comments icon 1 COMMENT

Strong in faith is an online discussion forum for young Catholics, highlights from which are printed in the SCO each fortnight with a guidance panel. See link at bottom of post to take part in next discussion: Does the Church seem too focused on sexual morality?... continue reading.


John Ogilvie pupil makes the cut

January 11th, 2013 | comments icon 0 COMMENTS

— Generous S1 student Lucy McGranaghan raises £660 for cancer care with a charity haircut... continue reading.



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  • Archbishop Philip Tartaglia welcomes primary pupils, Fatima Scotland and parishioners to feast day celebrations for Our Lady of Fatima in Glasgow.
  • Richard Purden talks to Valentine Pelka, who stars as John Lennon in And In The End, about faith.
  • Auction of Lentfest work by Scottish artist Alexander Moffat raises funds for SCIAF’s Syrian Appeal.
  • World-renowned symphonic choral director Joseph Cullen to give Glasgow masterclass.
  • Christian singer Marilla Ness in concert at St Francis Xavier’s Church, Carfin, raises money for a Aid to the Church in Needs Syrian campaign.

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