Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20

Episode 20 February 16, 2024 00:42:20
Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20
At the Foot of the Cross
Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving | Episode 20

Feb 16 2024 | 00:42:20

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Show Notes

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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