January 2017
The college newsletter has been published! It documents the various events of the first part of the year, here are some of the things that happened in January.
The college newsletter has been published! It documents the various events of the first part of the year, here are some of the things that happened in January.
As part of our ‘mid term’ newsletter, here is a brief run down of events from the college calendar in December.
The community has been documenting the college year so far, it’s been published in our Newsletter. Here’s a brief look at November.
Our ‘mid term’ newsletter has been published! Here is a brief run down of events from the college calendar in October.
As part of our ‘mid term’ newsletter, here is a brief run down of events from the college calendar in September.
As part of our celebrations for the 400th anniversary of the Pontifical Scots College as a Seminary College, and as part of our new presence on social media, we’ve relaunched our college newsletter. Our first issue, includes stories from a number of different members of our College Community, discussing everything from vocation stories to the[…]
I am delighted to be able to introduce the inaugural edition of the new newsletter of the Pontifical Scots College in Rome. It is important for us to be able to keep in touch with the many people at home in Scotland, and elsewhere, whose prayers and support for the College allow it to continue[…]
In the year 1616, on the 10th March, sixteen students took the missionary oath to return to Scotland as secular priests. They had been given three months by Pope Paul V (formerly the first Cardinal-Protector of the College) to take the oath or leave the College. This move was made as it became clear that[…]
As we celebrate our 400th anniversary of Priestly Formation at the Scots College this year, we give a special thanks to all our benefactors, both living and dead. We give thanks to them every day after lunch, and Mass on a Wednesday is offered for those who have been so kind and generous to the[…]
There are a few questions that every seminarian will be asked at least a dozen times during his time in seminary. One of them is, “Isn’t it wonderful living in Rome?”, and another is, “What made you decide to go to seminary?”. While the answer to the first question changes depending on how close to[…]