Pope Leo and AI | Episode 32

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 … Read More

New President | Episode 31

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 … Read More

Closer to Christ | Episode 29

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 … Read More

Holy Land | Episode 28

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 … Read More

Plenary Revisited | Episode 27

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 … Read More

In Our Time | Episode 26

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 … Read More

Mission Matters | Episode 25

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 … Read More

Assisted Suicide | Episode 24

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 … Read More