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Catholic Church
by Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales
Audio from the Catholic Church in England and Wales. We mainly post our podcasts here but we also upload lectures, talks, homilies and interesting audio snippets.
Episodes
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Cardinal Nichols speaks about Pope Francis on BBC local radio stations
On the eve of the funeral of Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols spoke to several BBC local and regional radio stations to discuss the legacy of the late pontiff and the shape of the days to come. Linking up live from Rome, the Cardinal spoke to presenter Roberto Perrone, himself a Catholic…
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Cardinal prepares for the funeral of Pope Francis
Three days after the death of Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols speaks to us from Rome about his personal feelings and experiences ahead of the papal funeral.
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Why it’s important to pray for the Christians of the East
With so many noble causes competing for our attention, why is it important for us to pray for the Christians of the East with whom we share an indelible link? And how can we find out more about these Christian communities and the challenges they face? That’s the subject of this Catholic News...
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Cardinal's Easter Sunday Homily 2023
On a day of celebration, when we come together to share the light of Jesus Christ risen from the dead, Cardinal Vincent Nichols urges us to find an image of Easter that strengthens our faith: “It might be the image of the light of Christ coming like the dawn and slowly dispersing the darkness of...
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Don’t lose sight of the person in the refugee debate, says Archbishop
Looking at the human being should always be our standpoint when we look at any issue. That's the view of Archbishop John Wilson, who spoke to us shortly after launching his local CARITAS Southwark social action charity for South East England. The Archdiocese of Southwark not only has South London...
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Archbishop of Cardiff pays warm tribute to Benedict XVI
The First Minister of Wales, the Rt Hon Mark Drakeford MS, has attended a service of Memorial Vespers in Cardiff’s Catholic Cathedral joining the faithful as they gathered to pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI who died on New Year’s Eve aged 95. Archbishop Mark O’Toole, Archbishop of Cardiff and...
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The Wondrous Gift | Episode 9
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...
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Pope's mandate for the new Bishop of East Anglia
Retiring Bishop Alan Hopes, the fourth Bishop of East Anglia, formally requests that the mandate from the Holy See is read out at the Episcopal Ordination of his successor Peter Collins. These are the words of Pope Francis read in Latin and then in English.
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Cardinal to New Bishop of East Anglia
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference and Archbishop of Westminster, gave this homily at the Episcopal Ordination of Bishop Peter Collins in Norwich: "Peter, this is what you will do very shortly as you lie prostrate before the Lord your last act before becoming a bishop....
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King Charles III officially opens Ukrainian Welcome Centre
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Eparch, or Bishop, of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community in the UK, spoke to us on the day His Majesty King Charles III and the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska, visited the Ukrainian Welcome Centre in London. The Centre was set up to provide guidance and...
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Advent Begins | Episode 8
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...
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Four Bishops discuss their autumn plenary meeting
Audio taken from a virtual press conference in which four Catholic bishops from England and Wales discussed their autumn plenary meeting. Bishop Paul Mason, who chaired the press conference, spoke about the Church's safeguarding work, Bishop John Arnold discussed four resolutions concerned with...
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Read the names of the fallen at war memorials - Forces Bishop
Ahead of Remembrance Sunday, Bishop Paul Mason, the Catholic Bishop of the Forces, has given a reflection, asking Catholics to visit war memorials up and down the country and pray for the dead.
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Vatican II Constitutions | Episode 7
On today’s ‘At the Foot of the Cross’ podcast, we’re lifting the lid on the four constitutions of the Second Vatican Council. Sacrosanctum Concilium on the Sacred Liturgy, Lumen Gentium on the Church, Dei Verbum on Divine Revelation, and Gaudium et Spes on the Church in the Modern World. This is...
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Hail Mary - Tamil
Our audio series ‘Full of Grace’ focuses our prayer on Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus, as we pray the Hail Mary in the world's languages. Here we pray the Hail Mary in Tamil. It's a language of the Dravidian language family, spoken primarily in India. It is the official language of the Indian...
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The Message of Bernadette
Every year, millions of pilgrims from around the world visit the foothills of the French Pyrenees to walk in the footsteps of Saint Bernadette at Lourdes. It’s one of the world’s busiest Catholic pilgrimage sites with around five million pilgrims visiting each year. It’s estimated that over 200...
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Little changes make a difference when caring for the environment, says Bishop
As the Social Justice department of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales launches a new revised edition of the Bishops’ teaching document on the environment 'The Call of Creation', Bishop John Arnold, our episcopal lead for environmental matters, has been speaking to us about the...
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Remembering The Queen | Episode 6
In a month in which we lost our longest-serving monarch, it's only fitting that we start our 'At The Foot of The Cross' podcast by discussing the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Regular studio guest, Canon Christopher Thomas, offers his personal reflections on a much-loved sovereign and…
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Welcome Centre Director: “Keep your hearts and doors open to Ukrainians”
The director of a new Ukrainian Welcome Centre in central London has urged Britons to keep their hearts and doors open to Ukrainians who are arriving in the UK fleeing the war in their homeland. Andriy Marchenko talks to us about the Centre, based at the cathedral of the Ukrainian Catholic…
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Ukrainian Welcome Centre is true community outreach, says Bishop
The Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family has opened a Welcome Centre in London in partnership with the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. Based at the Eparchy’s cathedral near Bond Street in central London, the Centre provides a single point of contact for essential information...
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Saints and Synods | Episode 5
Welcome to At the Foot of the Cross – a monthly podcast from the secretariat of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. This episode is something of a summer offering, covering July and August. We’re joined by our regular guest Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary here at…
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Cardinal talks about the Synod process and the National Synthesis
At a press conference in London at the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols introduced the Bishops' reflection document on the Synodal National Synthesis. Titled "Seeking Our Hearts’ Desire" the Bishops' reflections are formed in the light of our shared…
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Charles de Foucauld
In December 1916, deep in the Sahara, an unknown French hermit was shot through the head and dumped in a ditch. He was 58. An accomplished geographer, linguist and explorer, in youth he had been a disillusioned soldier and aristocratic playboy. Why at 30 did he abandon family, career, everything,...
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New Cardinals | Episode 4
At the Foot of the Cross looks at the Pope’s announcement that he will create 21 new cardinals at the end of the summer, one of whom is the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments – our very own Archbishop Arthur Roche. A former Bishop of Leeds,...
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Pope's special blessing for asylum seekers at Napier Barracks
For the second time this year, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, the Pope's representative to Great Britain, visited asylum seekers housed in a former army barracks in Kent to bring the Holy Father's special blessing and greetings to them as they seek the prospect of a better life without…
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Bishop reflects on encounters with the Christians of the Holy Land
A group of Catholic bishops from across Europe visited the holy city of Jerusalem from 21 - 26 May to stand in solidarity with the local Christian communities and to express their support through the four Ps: Prayer, Pilgrimage, Pressure and Presence. Bishop Declan Lang, who led the group, gives…
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Dignity of Human Life | Episode 3
May’s At the Foot of the Cross looks back on the Bishops’ visit to Cardiff for their first plenary meeting in Wales for 18 years. Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, joins us to talk about the historic meeting and its fruits.…
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Charles de Foucauld
Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Bishop of Lancaster, introduces us to Charles de Foucauld, a former soldier and Trappist who will be canonised by Pope Francis on Sunday 15 May 2022. Photo © Jean-Louis Zimmermann (CC BY 2.0)
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Titus Brandsma
Titus Brandsma was a Carmelite friar who was killed in the Dachau concentration camp on 26 July 1942. The Nazi invasion of Holland took place on 10 May 1940. Their persecution of the Jews is well known. Titus defended the Jewish people - especially Jewish children who attended Catholic schools.…
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Cardinal looks back on the Bishops' visit to Wales
Cardinal Vincent Nichols spoke to journalists, remotely, about the Bishops' first plenary meeting in Wales for 18 years. The Cardinal, President of the Bishops' Conference, looked back on the five-day meeting and talked about their discussions. The meeting took place in Cardiff from 2 - 6 May…
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Pauline Jaricot - A Saint for our times
Sunday 22 May is a day of prayer and celebration for our overseas mission organisation 'Missio', and indeed the whole Church. One of its founders, Pauline-Marie Jaricot, will be beatified in Lyon. It's a leap forward on the path to Sainthood that will see Pauline Jaricot declared a 'Blessed'. Fr...
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Bishops in Wales | Episode 2
It’s Eastertide and time for the second episode in our new monthly podcast series At the Foot of the Cross. In early May, our Bishops are meeting in plenary away from their usual venue of Hinsley Hall in the Diocese of Leeds. This time, the Bishops spring gathering takes place in Cardiff – the...
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Bishops meet in Wales for the first time in 18 years
Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops' Conference, looks ahead to the Bishops' plenary meeting in Cardiff from 2 - 6 May 2022. It's the first full plenary meeting in Wales since November 2004. Canon Thomas was born in Wales and is a Welsh speaker. He gives us a short potted...
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Catholic priest serving in London parish appointed bishop in Kenya
Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor John Mbinda C.S.Sp. as Bishop of the Diocese of Lodwar in Kenya. Monsignor Mbinda, former Provincial Superior of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit in Kenya and South Sudan, has been serving as an assistant priest at Our Lady of Grace and St Edward in…
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Nuncio visits asylum seekers at Napier Barracks in Kent
The Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Claudio Gugerotti, visited people housed in former army barracks in Folkestone to show the Pope's solidarity with them as they look to a better future. Spending the morning of Thursday, 31 March at Napier Barracks, Archbishop Gugerotti, listened to the asylum...
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Ukrainian Bishop reflects on the plight of refugees and the charity of neighbours
Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski, Eparchial Bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in the UK, has given us a short reflection on the day Pope Francis and Catholic bishops around the world consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Bishop Nowakowski explains why we revere Mary...
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Introduction | Episode 1
Welcome to the first podcast of a new monthly series called ‘At the Foot of the Cross’. Each month we’ll bring you updates from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Whether it’s the Church’s response to a crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic, or an aspect of Catholic life and...
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Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Act of Consecration of Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary that will be recited by Pope Francis, the bishops, priests and religious of the world on Friday 25 March. This audio version is read by Cardinal Vincent Nichols.
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Cardinal explains why we are Consecrating Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
On Friday 25 March, the Feast of The Annunciation of the Lord, Pope Francis will consecrate Ukraine and Russia to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, explains exactly what Acts of Consecration are and why, as…
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Archbishop visits Polish volunteers gathering supplies for Ukrainian refugees
Archbishop John Wilson visited volunteers at the White Eagle Club in Balham, south London, on Ash Wednesday to witness first-hand how the Polish community was responding to the humanitarian tragedy unfolding in Ukraine. The Archbishop of Southwark, armed with some essential supplies for families,...
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Archbishop: We must say no to war, we must say yes to peace and we must pray
The Most Reverend John Wilson spoke passionately to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community in the UK about the disastrous consequences that war has brought to Ukraine. The Archbishop of Southwark was invited to preach at the Divine Liturgy at the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Cathedral of the Holy...
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Pick up the Spiritual Weapons of Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving this Lent for the People of Ukraine
The Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop Mark O’Toole, has strongly urged all Catholics to go to Mass this Ash Wednesday to pray for peace in Ukraine. This follows Pope Francis’ call to observe Ash Wednesday, 2 March, as a Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace. “We all feel somewhat impotent,” said the Chair...
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Archbishop: There is no place for racial injustice in the life of the Catholic Church
Speaking at a Mass in Brixton, South London, a week before Racial Justice Sunday, Archbishop John Wilson has talked about how important it is we use the occasion to affirm the dignity and place of every person in the life of the Church. Stating explicitly that there is no place in the Church for...
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Baroness Warsi gives the 2013 Benedict XVI Lecture
Audio from our archives of Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, former Minister of State for Faith and Communities, who gave the second Benedict XVI Lecture in London on 2 December 2013.
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Former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks gave inaugural Benedict XVI Lecture
Audio from our archives of former Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks giving the 2011 Benedict XVI Lecture. The inaugural lecture in an on-going series celebrates the historic meeting that was held in the Waldegrave Drawing Room at St Mary's University in 2010 that saw representatives of the world's major...
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Pray for Peace in Ukraine
Pope Francis has called for a day of prayer for peace in Ukraine as the threat of Russian troops invading the Eastern European country continues to rise. Catholics around the world will join in prayer on Wednesday, 26 January. The Right Reverend Kenneth Nowakowski is the Eparchial Bishop of the...
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Our Father in Welsh
Listen to the 'Our Father' prayer in Welsh. Let us pray with confidence to the Father through the words our Saviour gave us...
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Our Father in Ukrainian
Listen to the 'Our Father' prayer in Ukrainian. Let us pray with confidence to the Father through the words our Saviour gave us...
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Our Father in Tagalog
Listen to the 'Our Father' prayer in Tagalog - a language spoken by over 17 million people. It's the national language of the Philippines. Let us pray with confidence to the Father through the words our Saviour gave us...
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Our Father in Swahili
Listen to the 'Our Father' prayer in Swahili - a lingua franca of the African Great Lakes region and other parts of eastern and southeastern Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Mozambique and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Let us pray with confidence to the Father...
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