Scottish Catholic bishops have called on SNP ministers to commit to “a rapid transition away from fossil fuels” amid fears a move away from oil and gas will not be discussed at COP29.

The Scottish Episcopal Church has announced that Canon Dr Nicholas Bundock has been elected as the next Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.

The Scottish Episcopal church has defended the selection of Canon Anne Dyer as the next Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney. A group within the diocese has called on her to consider standing down.

Bishop of Aberdeen Hugh Gilbert told the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry he was an abbot and not "of any status" at the time. Richard White was convicted of sexually abusing two boys in the late 1980s.

It was one of three letters sent to the Pope in Avignon, the other two being from King Robert Bruce himself and from four Scottish bishops, attempting to abate papal hostility. The document ...

Farmers and buyers praise Bishops Castle sheep sales' move to Fridays, with trade thriving and a lively community feel returning to the market.