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                    <![CDATA[Laetare 'Rejoice' | Episode 30]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast has somehow found its way into the middle of the month where it should be. As such, our Director of Mission and regular guest Abbot Hugh Allan has the opportunity to offer a few words on Laetare Sunday (15 March). Laetare is Latin for ‘rejoice’ and on Laetare Sunday our priests vest in rose (not pink) for the second and final time in the Liturgical calendar year – once in the middle of Advent, Gaudete Sunday, and on this occasion in the middle of Lent. We then briefly look ahead to Holy […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Closer to Christ | Episode 29]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[For February’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast, we welcome back Abbot Hugh Allan, our Director of Mission. Abbot Hugh discusses Lent and the three pillars that prop up our 40-day journey to get closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. We also reflect on the Installation of Archbishop Richard Moth, the twelfth Archbishop of Westminster. You can listen to the full homily from the Mass of Installation in today’s episode. It wouldn’t be an At the Foot of the Cross without a Scriptural reflection from Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager. Fleur provides an extraordinary […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Holy Land | Episode 28]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:53:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[Sneaking in on the penultimate day of January is the first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2026. Ordinarily we’d have Abbot Hugh Allan, our Director of Mission, in the studio to discuss the latest from the secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, but unfortunately he’s on the road doing the real work so it’s a different format this time around. Plenty of Episcopal news since our last podcast with Installations and Ordinations on the horizon. Firstly, just before Christmas, Pope Leo XIV announced that Archbishop-elect Richard Moth, until then the Bishop of Arundel […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Plenary Revisited | Episode 27]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[There’s a slightly different feel to November’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast. As well as being a month of remembrance and prayer for those who have died, both on our parish November lists and in the World Wars and other conflicts, it’s also a time when the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales gather at Hinsley Hall in the Diocese of Leeds for their autumn plenary meeting. This podcast consists of four episcopal audio interventions giving a flavour of the Bishops’ meeting. We start with a reflection from Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the President of the Bishops’ Conference, who […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In Our Time | Episode 26]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:33:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[In this episode of At the Foot of the Cross, Abbot Hugh Allan joins us again as we discuss the Gaza peace deal and the way forward for the Holy Land. Abbot Hugh also reflects on Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, and how we can best serve the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people in our communities. The 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate will be marked at the end of October and we look at how this foundational document is still of great importance today. We look forward to the State Visit of the King and Queen to the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode of At the Foot of the Cross, Abbot Hugh Allan joins us again as we discuss the Gaza peace deal and the way forward for the Holy Land. Abbot Hugh also reflects on Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, and how we can best serve the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people in our communities. The 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate will be marked at the end of October and we look at how this foundational document is still of great importance today. We look forward to the State Visit of the King and Queen to the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode of At the Foot of the Cross, Abbot Hugh Allan joins us again as we discuss the Gaza peace deal and the way forward for the Holy Land. Abbot Hugh also reflects on Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, and how we can best serve the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people in our communities. The 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate will be marked at the end of October and we look at how this foundational document is still of great importance today. We look forward to the State Visit of the King and Queen to the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In this episode of At the Foot of the Cross, Abbot Hugh Allan joins us again as we discuss the Gaza peace deal and the way forward for the Holy Land. Abbot Hugh also reflects on Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Exhortation, Dilexi Te, and how we can best serve the poor, marginalised and vulnerable people in our communities. The 60th anniversary of Nostra Aetate will be marked at the end of October and we look at how this foundational document is still of great importance today. We look forward to the State Visit of the King and Queen to the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Mission Matters | Episode 25]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 15:38:54 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[Welcome to the first podcast of the re-launched At the Foot of the Cross series, bringing you the latest from the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The first point of order is to offer an apology to our regular listeners. At the Foot of the Cross experienced a hiatus after the departure of the our former General Secretary Canon Christopher Thomas, who skillfully guided us through our monthly podcast. Now we’re back with a new season and this is very much a month of mission with the celebration of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday on 21 September. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Welcome to the first podcast of the re-launched At the Foot of the Cross series, bringing you the latest from the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The first point of order is to offer an apology to our regular listeners. At the Foot of the Cross experienced a hiatus after the departure of the our former General Secretary Canon Christopher Thomas, who skillfully guided us through our monthly podcast. Now we’re back with a new season and this is very much a month of mission with the celebration of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday on 21 September. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Welcome to the first podcast of the re-launched At the Foot of the Cross series, bringing you the latest from the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The first point of order is to offer an apology to our regular listeners. At the Foot of the Cross experienced a hiatus after the departure of the our former General Secretary Canon Christopher Thomas, who skillfully guided us through our monthly podcast. Now we’re back with a new season and this is very much a month of mission with the celebration of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday on 21 September. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Welcome to the first podcast of the re-launched At the Foot of the Cross series, bringing you the latest from the Secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. The first point of order is to offer an apology to our regular listeners. At the Foot of the Cross experienced a hiatus after the departure of the our former General Secretary Canon Christopher Thomas, who skillfully guided us through our monthly podcast. Now we’re back with a new season and this is very much a month of mission with the celebration of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday on 21 September. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Assisted Suicide | Episode 24]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 21:51:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[At the Foot of the Cross returns with a new episode as we enter the autumn months, and October’s podcast takes on a subject that is literally life or death. On Wednesday, 16 October, the House of Commons heard the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. This is an attempt to legalise assisted suicide and we simply must raise our voices to oppose it. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a powerful and important pastoral letter on this difficult subject encouraging Catholics to be fully engaged in […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[At the Foot of the Cross returns with a new episode as we enter the autumn months, and October’s podcast takes on a subject that is literally life or death. On Wednesday, 16 October, the House of Commons heard the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. This is an attempt to legalise assisted suicide and we simply must raise our voices to oppose it. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a powerful and important pastoral letter on this difficult subject encouraging Catholics to be fully engaged in […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Assisted Suicide | Episode 24]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>24</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[At the Foot of the Cross returns with a new episode as we enter the autumn months, and October’s podcast takes on a subject that is literally life or death. On Wednesday, 16 October, the House of Commons heard the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. This is an attempt to legalise assisted suicide and we simply must raise our voices to oppose it. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a powerful and important pastoral letter on this difficult subject encouraging Catholics to be fully engaged in […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[At the Foot of the Cross returns with a new episode as we enter the autumn months, and October’s podcast takes on a subject that is literally life or death. On Wednesday, 16 October, the House of Commons heard the first reading of a new bill on assisted suicide tabled by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. This is an attempt to legalise assisted suicide and we simply must raise our voices to oppose it. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has issued a powerful and important pastoral letter on this difficult subject encouraging Catholics to be fully engaged in […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Eucharist to Service | Episode 23]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it’s time for a Summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary and regular studio guest, is in the chair to talk to us about what’s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Since our last podcast, we’ve had a joyous number of Episcopal Ordinations, with new Bishops ordained in Westminster and Birmingham, as well as a new Bishop Ordinary for the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. In addition we learned of the appointment of a new Apostolic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it’s time for a Summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary and regular studio guest, is in the chair to talk to us about what’s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Since our last podcast, we’ve had a joyous number of Episcopal Ordinations, with new Bishops ordained in Westminster and Birmingham, as well as a new Bishop Ordinary for the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. In addition we learned of the appointment of a new Apostolic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Eucharist to Service | Episode 23]]>
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                    <![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it’s time for a Summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary and regular studio guest, is in the chair to talk to us about what’s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Since our last podcast, we’ve had a joyous number of Episcopal Ordinations, with new Bishops ordained in Westminster and Birmingham, as well as a new Bishop Ordinary for the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. In addition we learned of the appointment of a new Apostolic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it’s time for a Summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary and regular studio guest, is in the chair to talk to us about what’s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Since our last podcast, we’ve had a joyous number of Episcopal Ordinations, with new Bishops ordained in Westminster and Birmingham, as well as a new Bishop Ordinary for the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. In addition we learned of the appointment of a new Apostolic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Body of Christ | Episode 22]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The only place to start with June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is to offer an apology. After two months of radio silence, we return with an episode that looks back over April and May and forward into June. At least it’s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running through our conversation with regular studio guest Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, is the Body of Christ. Released just after the great feast of Corpus Christi, Canon Thomas reflects on a weekend he spent helping out with priestly duties in Grimsby. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The only place to start with June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is to offer an apology. After two months of radio silence, we return with an episode that looks back over April and May and forward into June. At least it’s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running through our conversation with regular studio guest Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, is the Body of Christ. Released just after the great feast of Corpus Christi, Canon Thomas reflects on a weekend he spent helping out with priestly duties in Grimsby. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Body of Christ | Episode 22]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[The only place to start with June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is to offer an apology. After two months of radio silence, we return with an episode that looks back over April and May and forward into June. At least it’s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running through our conversation with regular studio guest Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, is the Body of Christ. Released just after the great feast of Corpus Christi, Canon Thomas reflects on a weekend he spent helping out with priestly duties in Grimsby. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The only place to start with June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is to offer an apology. After two months of radio silence, we return with an episode that looks back over April and May and forward into June. At least it’s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running through our conversation with regular studio guest Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, is the Body of Christ. Released just after the great feast of Corpus Christi, Canon Thomas reflects on a weekend he spent helping out with priestly duties in Grimsby. […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:41:25</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Participating in Holy Week | Episode 21]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast focuses on Holy Week and our journey to the Cross at this profound moment in our Catholic life. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to bring us up to speed with the workings of the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We talk about Canon Christopher’s appearance before a Home Affairs Select Committee panel that met to receive oral evidence on Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity. Another big piece of news for us this month was the announcement of Bishop Declan Lang’s resignation and the appointment […]]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast focuses on Holy Week and our journey to the Cross at this profound moment in our Catholic life. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to bring us up to speed with the workings of the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We talk about Canon Christopher’s appearance before a Home Affairs Select Committee panel that met to receive oral evidence on Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity. Another big piece of news for us this month was the announcement of Bishop Declan Lang’s resignation and the appointment […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Participating in Holy Week | Episode 21]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast focuses on Holy Week and our journey to the Cross at this profound moment in our Catholic life. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to bring us up to speed with the workings of the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We talk about Canon Christopher’s appearance before a Home Affairs Select Committee panel that met to receive oral evidence on Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity. Another big piece of news for us this month was the announcement of Bishop Declan Lang’s resignation and the appointment […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[March’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast focuses on Holy Week and our journey to the Cross at this profound moment in our Catholic life. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to bring us up to speed with the workings of the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. We talk about Canon Christopher’s appearance before a Home Affairs Select Committee panel that met to receive oral evidence on Asylum decision-making and conversion to Christianity. Another big piece of news for us this month was the announcement of Bishop Declan Lang’s resignation and the appointment […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[It’s an early Lent this year and as such, the focus of February’s At the Foot of the Cross is very much on the three pillars of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to talk about what’s crossing his desk at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Firstly, we talk about Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ statement on the war in the Holy Land echoing Pope Francis’s call for a lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages, for humanitarian aid to be allowed through to help those most in need in Gaza, and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s an early Lent this year and as such, the focus of February’s At the Foot of the Cross is very much on the three pillars of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to talk about what’s crossing his desk at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Firstly, we talk about Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ statement on the war in the Holy Land echoing Pope Francis’s call for a lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages, for humanitarian aid to be allowed through to help those most in need in Gaza, and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>20</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s an early Lent this year and as such, the focus of February’s At the Foot of the Cross is very much on the three pillars of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to talk about what’s crossing his desk at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Firstly, we talk about Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ statement on the war in the Holy Land echoing Pope Francis’s call for a lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages, for humanitarian aid to be allowed through to help those most in need in Gaza, and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s an early Lent this year and as such, the focus of February’s At the Foot of the Cross is very much on the three pillars of the season – prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, joins us to talk about what’s crossing his desk at the Secretariat of the Bishops’ Conference. Firstly, we talk about Cardinal Vincent Nichols’ statement on the war in the Holy Land echoing Pope Francis’s call for a lasting ceasefire, the release of all hostages, for humanitarian aid to be allowed through to help those most in need in Gaza, and […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:42:20</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Christian Unity | Episode 19]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:23:43 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2024 has a very ecumenical flavour to it. That is a word that can confuse rather than clarify so what we’re discussing today is dialogue and Christian unity. There are many reasons for this. Firstly we have the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18-25 January, then, following hard on its heels, the Bishops of the Church of England and our Catholic Bishops will have their biannual joint meeting in Norwich on 30-31 January. They will explore a diverse range of subjects and discuss areas of common interest. They […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2024 has a very ecumenical flavour to it. That is a word that can confuse rather than clarify so what we’re discussing today is dialogue and Christian unity. There are many reasons for this. Firstly we have the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18-25 January, then, following hard on its heels, the Bishops of the Church of England and our Catholic Bishops will have their biannual joint meeting in Norwich on 30-31 January. They will explore a diverse range of subjects and discuss areas of common interest. They […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Christian Unity | Episode 19]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>19</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[The first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2024 has a very ecumenical flavour to it. That is a word that can confuse rather than clarify so what we’re discussing today is dialogue and Christian unity. There are many reasons for this. Firstly we have the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18-25 January, then, following hard on its heels, the Bishops of the Church of England and our Catholic Bishops will have their biannual joint meeting in Norwich on 30-31 January. They will explore a diverse range of subjects and discuss areas of common interest. They […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The first At the Foot of the Cross podcast of 2024 has a very ecumenical flavour to it. That is a word that can confuse rather than clarify so what we’re discussing today is dialogue and Christian unity. There are many reasons for this. Firstly we have the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, from 18-25 January, then, following hard on its heels, the Bishops of the Church of England and our Catholic Bishops will have their biannual joint meeting in Norwich on 30-31 January. They will explore a diverse range of subjects and discuss areas of common interest. They […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Christ the King | Episode 18]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 18:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The November 2023 episode of At the Foot of the Cross has crept in on the very last day of the month. The task set for our General Secretary, Canon Chris Thomas, is to bridge the gap from the Feast of Christ the King to the wonderful season of Advent – that sacred time before Christmas we use to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love. Before Canon Thomas’s Scripture reflection on this very subject we discuss the conflict in the Holy Land, the need to pray for peace, and the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The November 2023 episode of At the Foot of the Cross has crept in on the very last day of the month. The task set for our General Secretary, Canon Chris Thomas, is to bridge the gap from the Feast of Christ the King to the wonderful season of Advent – that sacred time before Christmas we use to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love. Before Canon Thomas’s Scripture reflection on this very subject we discuss the conflict in the Holy Land, the need to pray for peace, and the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Christ the King | Episode 18]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>18</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[The November 2023 episode of At the Foot of the Cross has crept in on the very last day of the month. The task set for our General Secretary, Canon Chris Thomas, is to bridge the gap from the Feast of Christ the King to the wonderful season of Advent – that sacred time before Christmas we use to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love. Before Canon Thomas’s Scripture reflection on this very subject we discuss the conflict in the Holy Land, the need to pray for peace, and the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The November 2023 episode of At the Foot of the Cross has crept in on the very last day of the month. The task set for our General Secretary, Canon Chris Thomas, is to bridge the gap from the Feast of Christ the King to the wonderful season of Advent – that sacred time before Christmas we use to prepare ourselves to celebrate the Lord’s coming into the world as the incarnate God of love. Before Canon Thomas’s Scripture reflection on this very subject we discuss the conflict in the Holy Land, the need to pray for peace, and the […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:37:16</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Holy Souls | Episode 17]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 17:05:20 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[October’s At the Foot of the Cross comes out as we approach the end of the month so we felt it appropriate to look ahead to November and the month of the Holy Souls when we pray for and remember our loved ones and friends who have died. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to talk about how our parishes mark this important month – starting with the Feast of All Saints on 1 November. As a priest, he shares his parish experiences of praying for the Holy Souls and gives us two poignant personal […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[October’s At the Foot of the Cross comes out as we approach the end of the month so we felt it appropriate to look ahead to November and the month of the Holy Souls when we pray for and remember our loved ones and friends who have died. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to talk about how our parishes mark this important month – starting with the Feast of All Saints on 1 November. As a priest, he shares his parish experiences of praying for the Holy Souls and gives us two poignant personal […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The Holy Souls | Episode 17]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>17</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[October’s At the Foot of the Cross comes out as we approach the end of the month so we felt it appropriate to look ahead to November and the month of the Holy Souls when we pray for and remember our loved ones and friends who have died. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to talk about how our parishes mark this important month – starting with the Feast of All Saints on 1 November. As a priest, he shares his parish experiences of praying for the Holy Souls and gives us two poignant personal […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[October’s At the Foot of the Cross comes out as we approach the end of the month so we felt it appropriate to look ahead to November and the month of the Holy Souls when we pray for and remember our loved ones and friends who have died. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to talk about how our parishes mark this important month – starting with the Feast of All Saints on 1 November. As a priest, he shares his parish experiences of praying for the Holy Souls and gives us two poignant personal […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <item>
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                    <![CDATA[Good Custodians | Episode 16]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 28 Sep 2023 19:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Mission and good custodianship are the order of the day for this ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ – the first after the summer break. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, rather skilfully threads the ‘mission’ topics of the day through this podcast. We talk about two forthcoming documents from Pope Francis. An Exhortation on environmental issues, updating his 2015 encyclical Laudato si’. That’s due for release on 4 October – the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, joins us to talk about why now is the time for action. On 15 […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Mission and good custodianship are the order of the day for this ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ – the first after the summer break. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, rather skilfully threads the ‘mission’ topics of the day through this podcast. We talk about two forthcoming documents from Pope Francis. An Exhortation on environmental issues, updating his 2015 encyclical Laudato si’. That’s due for release on 4 October – the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, joins us to talk about why now is the time for action. On 15 […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Good Custodians | Episode 16]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Mission and good custodianship are the order of the day for this ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ – the first after the summer break. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, rather skilfully threads the ‘mission’ topics of the day through this podcast. We talk about two forthcoming documents from Pope Francis. An Exhortation on environmental issues, updating his 2015 encyclical Laudato si’. That’s due for release on 4 October – the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, joins us to talk about why now is the time for action. On 15 […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Mission and good custodianship are the order of the day for this ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ – the first after the summer break. Canon Christopher Thomas, our General Secretary, rather skilfully threads the ‘mission’ topics of the day through this podcast. We talk about two forthcoming documents from Pope Francis. An Exhortation on environmental issues, updating his 2015 encyclical Laudato si’. That’s due for release on 4 October – the Feast of St Francis of Assisi. Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, joins us to talk about why now is the time for action. On 15 […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:54:42</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Pathways to God | Episode 15]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Our summer ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ is very much a pilgrimage podcast. So whether you’re staying at home or travelling abroad, there’s always time to walk with the Lord and deepen your faith. Canon Chris Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to welcome a newly-installed Bishop for Hexham and […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Our summer ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ is very much a pilgrimage podcast. So whether you’re staying at home or travelling abroad, there’s always time to walk with the Lord and deepen your faith. Canon Chris Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to welcome a newly-installed Bishop for Hexham and […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Pathways to God | Episode 15]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our summer ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ is very much a pilgrimage podcast. So whether you’re staying at home or travelling abroad, there’s always time to walk with the Lord and deepen your faith. Canon Chris Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to welcome a newly-installed Bishop for Hexham and […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/4b2237d6-7a66-4e40-82e5-2a2c710d3992-ATFOTC-010823.mp3" length="45820072"
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                    <![CDATA[Our summer ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ is very much a pilgrimage podcast. So whether you’re staying at home or travelling abroad, there’s always time to walk with the Lord and deepen your faith. Canon Chris Thomas, General Secretary here at the Bishops’ Conference, joins us to welcome a newly-installed Bishop for Hexham and […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:40:08</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Accompaniment and Encounter | Episode 14]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 14:45:34 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/accompaniment-and-encounter-episode-14</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is just creeping in at the end of the month. It’s a ‘mea culpa’ from the presenter who has been away for a few weeks. This is very much a programme of accompaniment and encounter – very apt words for the synodal pathway we find ourselves treading. […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is just creeping in at the end of the month. It’s a ‘mea culpa’ from the presenter who has been away for a few weeks. This is very much a programme of accompaniment and encounter – very apt words for the synodal pathway we find ourselves treading. […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Accompaniment and Encounter | Episode 14]]>
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                    <![CDATA[June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is just creeping in at the end of the month. It’s a ‘mea culpa’ from the presenter who has been away for a few weeks. This is very much a programme of accompaniment and encounter – very apt words for the synodal pathway we find ourselves treading. […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/b5afe5eb-a80c-46bf-87b2-7091d2970e5d-AtFotC-290623.mp3" length="64595416"
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                    <![CDATA[June’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast is just creeping in at the end of the month. It’s a ‘mea culpa’ from the presenter who has been away for a few weeks. This is very much a programme of accompaniment and encounter – very apt words for the synodal pathway we find ourselves treading. […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:26:36</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Good News | Episode 13]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 19 May 2023 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/good-news-episode-13</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The mission of the Church, how we share our faith with others and the need to communicate clearly and truthfully from the heart – these are the over-arching themes of our At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Know who you’re speaking to, be human, be relational – all aspects of good communication modelled by […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[The mission of the Church, how we share our faith with others and the need to communicate clearly and truthfully from the heart – these are the over-arching themes of our At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Know who you’re speaking to, be human, be relational – all aspects of good communication modelled by […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Good News | Episode 13]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The mission of the Church, how we share our faith with others and the need to communicate clearly and truthfully from the heart – these are the over-arching themes of our At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Know who you’re speaking to, be human, be relational – all aspects of good communication modelled by […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/7ef3f5de-8eef-45f0-a871-c98d8f01764c-AtFotC-190523.mp3" length="45153273"
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                    <![CDATA[The mission of the Church, how we share our faith with others and the need to communicate clearly and truthfully from the heart – these are the over-arching themes of our At the Foot of the Cross podcast. Know who you’re speaking to, be human, be relational – all aspects of good communication modelled by […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:41:59</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Holy Week | Episode 12]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2023 16:06:54 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39455/episode/1449801</guid>
                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/holy-week-episode-12</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Holy Week is a very sacred time for us as we follow Christ from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the foot of the Cross – the name of this very podcast – as sorrowful bystanders to His Passion. On Easter Sunday, we roll back the stone of the empty tomb and share in the […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Holy Week is a very sacred time for us as we follow Christ from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the foot of the Cross – the name of this very podcast – as sorrowful bystanders to His Passion. On Easter Sunday, we roll back the stone of the empty tomb and share in the […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Holy Week | Episode 12]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Holy Week is a very sacred time for us as we follow Christ from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the foot of the Cross – the name of this very podcast – as sorrowful bystanders to His Passion. On Easter Sunday, we roll back the stone of the empty tomb and share in the […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/434103f8-3ad4-4d3b-9b16-6001d12c19ab-AtFotC-310323.mp3" length="38832938"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[Holy Week is a very sacred time for us as we follow Christ from his triumphant entrance into Jerusalem to the foot of the Cross – the name of this very podcast – as sorrowful bystanders to His Passion. On Easter Sunday, we roll back the stone of the empty tomb and share in the […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/images/1449801/AtFotC-Pod-Mar23-1600.jpg"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:30:34</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Synod, Lent and Ukraine | Episode 11]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2023 13:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/39455/episode/1424213</guid>
                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/synod-lent-and-ukraine-episode-11</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[We’ve held our February podcast back a week so we can justly and solemnly mark the tragedy of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the UK gives us an extended interview as we remember all those who have died and […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[We’ve held our February podcast back a week so we can justly and solemnly mark the tragedy of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the UK gives us an extended interview as we remember all those who have died and […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Synod, Lent and Ukraine | Episode 11]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We’ve held our February podcast back a week so we can justly and solemnly mark the tragedy of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the UK gives us an extended interview as we remember all those who have died and […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/f860763a-bd7b-4e88-acbf-bbb87b36768e-AtFotC-240223.mp3" length="123267248"
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                                <itunes:summary>
                    <![CDATA[We’ve held our February podcast back a week so we can justly and solemnly mark the tragedy of the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, the Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the UK gives us an extended interview as we remember all those who have died and […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:51:03</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
                </itunes:author>
                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Benedict XVI Rest in Peace | Episode 10]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2023 10:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/benedict-xvi-rest-in-peace-episode-10</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[A new year, a new ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast. Much has happened since we were last with you. A prayerful focus on the last days of Advent and the O Antiphons was followed by the joy of the Word Made Flesh – the coming of Christ at Christmas. That, in turn, was […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[A new year, a new ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast. Much has happened since we were last with you. A prayerful focus on the last days of Advent and the O Antiphons was followed by the joy of the Word Made Flesh – the coming of Christ at Christmas. That, in turn, was […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Benedict XVI Rest in Peace | Episode 10]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A new year, a new ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast. Much has happened since we were last with you. A prayerful focus on the last days of Advent and the O Antiphons was followed by the joy of the Word Made Flesh – the coming of Christ at Christmas. That, in turn, was […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/be375bbf-5b5e-48e0-9f64-72ffe2c10f1d-ATFOTC-270123.mp3" length="49205188"
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                    <![CDATA[A new year, a new ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast. Much has happened since we were last with you. A prayerful focus on the last days of Advent and the O Antiphons was followed by the joy of the Word Made Flesh – the coming of Christ at Christmas. That, in turn, was […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:34:37</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[The Wondrous Gift | Episode 9]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2022 14:52:31 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/the-wondrous-gift-episode-9</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Our final ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast of the year features a whistle-stop review of the year with our General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas. As we move prayerfully through the final octave of Advent, and with our O Antiphons audio series live and online, in this podcast, we look towards Christmas and the […]]]>
                                    </description>
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                    <![CDATA[Our final ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast of the year features a whistle-stop review of the year with our General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas. As we move prayerfully through the final octave of Advent, and with our O Antiphons audio series live and online, in this podcast, we look towards Christmas and the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Wondrous Gift | Episode 9]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our final ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast of the year features a whistle-stop review of the year with our General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas. As we move prayerfully through the final octave of Advent, and with our O Antiphons audio series live and online, in this podcast, we look towards Christmas and the […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/905ee34d-c361-4cb5-863f-4a87fb4f694c-AtFotC-211222.mp3" length="33576618"
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                    <![CDATA[Our final ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast of the year features a whistle-stop review of the year with our General Secretary, Canon Christopher Thomas. As we move prayerfully through the final octave of Advent, and with our O Antiphons audio series live and online, in this podcast, we look towards Christmas and the […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:image href="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/images/1355047/The-Wondrous-Gift-1600.jpg"></itunes:image>
                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:28:35</itunes:duration>
                                                    <itunes:author>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference]]>
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                            </item>
                    <item>
                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Advent Begins | Episode 8]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
                <dc:creator>Catholic Bishops&#039; Conference</dc:creator>
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                                    <link>https://at-the-foot-of-the-cross.castos.com/episodes/advent-begins-episode-8</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[November’s ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ really is pushing its luck, coming in on the last day of the month. Profound apologies, but, hopefully, it’s well worth the wait. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference joins us and kick-starts the podcast by reviewing elements of the Bishops’ November plenary meeting at […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[November’s ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ really is pushing its luck, coming in on the last day of the month. Profound apologies, but, hopefully, it’s well worth the wait. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference joins us and kick-starts the podcast by reviewing elements of the Bishops’ November plenary meeting at […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Advent Begins | Episode 8]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[November’s ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ really is pushing its luck, coming in on the last day of the month. Profound apologies, but, hopefully, it’s well worth the wait. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference joins us and kick-starts the podcast by reviewing elements of the Bishops’ November plenary meeting at […]]]>
                </content:encoded>
                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/36f842c0-a280-4e5a-9040-71a3e0b5e984-AtFotC-301122.mp3" length="45697871"
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                    <![CDATA[November’s ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ really is pushing its luck, coming in on the last day of the month. Profound apologies, but, hopefully, it’s well worth the wait. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference joins us and kick-starts the podcast by reviewing elements of the Bishops’ November plenary meeting at […]]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[We have two interesting years ahead of us in the life of the Catholic Church. 2025 is a Jubilee Year where the theme is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. In the lead-up, not only do we have a two-part Synod of Bishops meeting in Rome in 2023 and 2024, we also prepare for the Jubilee with two […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We have two interesting years ahead of us in the life of the Catholic Church. 2025 is a Jubilee Year where the theme is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’. In the lead-up, not only do we have a two-part Synod of Bishops meeting in Rome in 2023 and 2024, we also prepare for the Jubilee with two […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Remembering The Queen | Episode 6]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[An awful lot of water has passed under the bridge since our summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. In a month in which we lost our longest-serving monarch, it’s only fitting that we start by discussing the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tributes, mourning, Requiem Masses, Bishops’ messages of prayer and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An awful lot of water has passed under the bridge since our summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. In a month in which we lost our longest-serving monarch, it’s only fitting that we start by discussing the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tributes, mourning, Requiem Masses, Bishops’ messages of prayer and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An awful lot of water has passed under the bridge since our summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. In a month in which we lost our longest-serving monarch, it’s only fitting that we start by discussing the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tributes, mourning, Requiem Masses, Bishops’ messages of prayer and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[An awful lot of water has passed under the bridge since our summer At the Foot of the Cross podcast. In a month in which we lost our longest-serving monarch, it’s only fitting that we start by discussing the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Tributes, mourning, Requiem Masses, Bishops’ messages of prayer and […]]]>
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