Salvation Army missionary who devoted life to leprosy sufferers celebrates...
A forward-thinking retired Salvation Army officer and surgeon – who spent a lifetime working overseas, transforming the lives of leprosy sufferers – celebrated his 100th birthday in Hawick on Saturday...
View ArticleEmotional ‘mission’ to India for Kirk minister and his daughter
A former Church of Scotland missionary will make an emotional return to India next month with his daughter, who was born there. Rev Mark Wilson, a minister from Longniddry, is planning a private visit...
View ArticleKirk steps in as Cameron warns Pakistan over Scot facing death sentence for...
David Cameron has warned Pakistan over the case of a mentally-ill Scottish grandfather sentenced to death under the country’s blasphemy laws. The Prime Minister said he was “deeply concerned” about the...
View ArticleChristian teenager from Pakistan accuses Glasgow police over assault...
A student who was assaulted and racially abused in a park has complained to police about the handling of the case. Sonoo Yaqoob, 19, said he thought he was going to die while being attacked by a gang...
View ArticleArchbishop Welby joins calls for protection of Pakistan’s Christians
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said the Christians of Pakistan are a people under siege and joined calls for their churches to be protected and for them to be able to worship in safety....
View ArticleCampaign launched to find minister’s daughter Alison Macdonald, missing in...
An online campaign has been launched to revive efforts to find a 19-year-old daughter of the manse who went missing on holiday in India in 1981. The ‘Let’s find Alison’ website and Facebook and Twitter...
View ArticleSalvation Army missionary who transformed lives of leprosy sufferers...
A forward-thinking, retired Salvation Army officer and surgeon – who spent a lifetime working overseas, transforming the lives of leprosy sufferers – celebrates his 101st birthday in Hawick on Sunday...
View ArticleOvernight prayer event for Alison Macdonald, missing in India
Tomorrow (Friday 18 July) the Rosskeen Free Church congregation is hosting an overnight prayer event for missing Alison Macdonald. Beginning at 8pm and concluding at 12 noon the following day, people...
View ArticleChurch of Scotland raises plight of minority faith groups in Pakistan
The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Right Reverend John Chalmers has urged the Acting High Commissioner of Pakistan to set up an independent, powerful and autonomous...
View ArticleScotland and India ‘united in grief’ over death of priest
Catholics in Scotland and India are united in grief over the death of much-loved priest Fr Martin Xavier Vazhachira, whose body was found on an East Lothian Beach last Friday after he’d been missing...
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