Catholic Bishops' Conference Podcasts

We start September’s At the Foot of the Cross podcast with a few words on the defeat of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. This was a huge relief and our gratitude extends widely to the many people who raised their voices to oppose the Bill. It is because we respect and uphold […]

Today’s Catholic News podcast looks at palliative care, social care and what needs to be ‘fixed’ – as Prime Minister Andy Burnham puts it. Our guest is Dr Karen Groves MBE, a highly experienced palliative care consultant who founded Queenscourt Hospice in Southport in 1991. Hospices lie at the heart of our communities and provide […]

Abbot Hugh Allan joins us again this month for an episode of At the Foot of the Cross that amplifies the Bishops’ call for Catholics, and those of goodwill who stand against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, to contact their MPs to ask them to vote against making assisted suicide law. The […]

Nurturing one’s marriage is not a seasonal endeavour. Hard work and commitment are needed on a daily basis to keep the ship sailing straight. Summer, however, presents the opportunity to take a little time off for rest and recouperation – family time when, for a few precious weeks, we can hit the reset button after […]

As we enter the summer months, it seems appropriate to focus this episode of At the Foot of the Cross on rest and recuperation. Once again, we’re joined by Abbot Hugh Allan O.Praem, our Director of Mission, who joins us to discuss the theology of rest and how his Norbertine community recharge their batteries to […]

Day for Life, the day in the Church’s calendar when we come together to celebrate the gift of life from conception to natural death, falls on Sunday, 21 June 2026. The theme is The Wonder of the Child in the Womb. Archbishop John Sherrington, Archbishop of Liverpool, is the Lead Bishop for Life Issues for […]

The big news since the last episode of At the Foot of the Cross is the publication of Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical Magnifica humanitas. Abbot Hugh Allan O.Praem joins us in the studio as we discuss the encyclical, reflect on Pentecost, talk about Day for Life that we celebrate on Sunday 21 June – […]

The World Day for Social Communications is marked on Sunday, 17 May. This year, Pope Leo’s message examines how we need to preserve our God-given human dignity and show wisdom and good judgment in our use of fast-evolving communications technologies – particularly AI. This is a theme we discuss on this Catholic News podcast with […]

A peace vigil was held in London on Thursday, 30 April, at Our Lady of Victories Catholic Church in Kensington to pray for peace in the Middle East. The vigil was attended by Bishop Jim Curry, Lead Bishop for the Holy Land for the Bishops’ Conference as well as Bishop Mike Royal, General Secretary of […]

April’s podcast on May Day? M’aider is about right in this case. So, if you’re prepared to forgive the chronological faux pas, you will certainly get something out of this At the Foot of the Cross podcast. This episode sees us discuss the Bishops’ plenary assembly and ongoing formation week in Rome that saw Archbishop […]