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	<title>Closer to Christ &#124; Episode 29</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:27:08 +0000</pubDate>
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	<title>Plenary Revisited &#124; Episode 27</title>
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	<title>In Our Time &#124; Episode 26</title>
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	<title>Mission Matters &#124; Episode 25</title>
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	<title>Assisted Suicide &#124; Episode 24</title>
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	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[At the Foot of the Cross returns with a new episode as we enter the autumn months, and October&#8217;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 ass]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:title><![CDATA[Assisted Suicide | Episode 24]]></itunes:title>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Eucharist to Service &#124; Episode 23</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 17:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it&#8217;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&#8217;s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops&#8217; Conference. Since [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it&#8217;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&#8217;s currently on the ]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:title><![CDATA[Eucharist to Service | Episode 23]]></itunes:title>
	<itunes:episode>23</itunes:episode>
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	<content:encoded><![CDATA[As things begin to quieten down for a month or so, it&#8217;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&#8217;s currently on the slate at the Secretariat of the Bishops&#8217; Conference. Since [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>The Body of Christ &#124; Episode 22</title>
	<link>https://www.cbcew.org.uk/podcast/the-body-of-christ-episode-22/</link>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Bishops' Conference]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[The only place to start with June&#8217;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&#8217;s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[The only place to start with June&#8217;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&#8217;s packed with audi]]></itunes:subtitle>
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	<itunes:title><![CDATA[The Body of Christ | Episode 22]]></itunes:title>
	<itunes:episode>22</itunes:episode>
	<itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[The only place to start with June&#8217;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&#8217;s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[The only place to start with June&#8217;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&#8217;s packed with audio clips to keep you engaged! The thread running [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:41:25</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2024/06/AtFotC-Monstrance-1600.jpg"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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	<title>Participating in Holy Week &#124; Episode 21</title>
	<link>https://www.cbcew.org.uk/podcast/participating-in-holy-week-episode-21/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 11:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Catholic Bishops' Conference]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[March&#8217;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&#8217; Conference of England and Wales. We [&#8230;]]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[March&#8217;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 Secr]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:title><![CDATA[Participating in Holy Week | Episode 21]]></itunes:title>
	<itunes:episode>21</itunes:episode>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[March&#8217;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&#8217; Conference of England and Wales. We [&#8230;]]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[March&#8217;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&#8217; Conference of England and Wales. We [&#8230;]]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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