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Argentina's Jorge Mario Bergoglio elected Pope

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio has greeted crowds in Rome's St Peter's Square after his election as the Catholic Church's new Pope.

Appearing on a balcony over the square, he asked the faithful to pray for him. Cheers erupted as he gave a blessing.

The first Latin American and the first Jesuit to be pontiff, he will call himself Pope Francis I.

Latest News

New Dawn Conference

• 20-05-2013

  The Catholic Family Conference, New Dawn, is being held in Madras College,St Andrews from 8-12 July. Craig Lodge Family House of Prayer will contribute to the youth events at this conference.More details here

IF SCOTLAND plays its part

• 06-05-2013

Join our journey to the G8 – 15th June. Cairnryan to Belfast     One in eight people go to bed hungry every night and two million children die from malnutrition every year. Yet the world produces enough food for everyone. In June, the world’s most...

"A Victory for Freedom of Conscience.."

• 25-04-2013

Two Roman Catholic midwives have won a legal battle to avoid taking any part in abortion procedures. Following the announcement Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow, who is currently in Rome, released the following statement: "Today's decision b...

St. Columba Celebration

• 21-11-2012

Bishop Joseph Toal extends an invitation to the clergy and faithful of the Diocese of Argyll and the Isles, and from across Scotland, to mark the 1450th anniversary of St. Columba’s arrival on Iona in 563 by coming on pilgrimage to St. Columba’s C...