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                    <![CDATA[Bishop Arnold discusses Pope Leo's message for World Communications Day 2026]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[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 the ‘media bishop’ for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, Bishop John Arnold. As Bishop of Salford, Bishop Arnold is a stone’s throw from Media City and regularly comments on the issues of the day from a Catholic perspective. Today we talk about the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Keynote address at Middle East peace vigil in London]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[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 Churches Together in England, and His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Great Britain and Ireland and Churches Together in England’s President for the Orthodox Churches. During the service, an address was given by Dr Harry Hagopian, a public international […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 Churches Together in England, and His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Great Britain and Ireland and Churches Together in England’s President for the Orthodox Churches. During the service, an address was given by Dr Harry Hagopian, a public international […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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 Churches Together in England, and His Grace Bishop Hovakim Manukyan, Primate of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Great Britain and Ireland and Churches Together in England’s President for the Orthodox Churches. During the service, an address was given by Dr Harry Hagopian, a public international […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Art (and Music) of Dying Well]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[It’s Holy Week for the world’s 2.4 billion Christians. As such, it’s a great time for us to meditate on how sacred music and sacred art accompany us on the road to Calvary to the foot of Christ’s Cross and beyond. The life, Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus have provided rich and provoking subject matter for composers and artists for many hundreds of years, so for this joint Catholic News/Art of Dying Well podcast we’re joined by priest and art afficionado Father Patrick van der Vorst. Where do we start with the ebullient Fr Patrick? Three years a priest, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s Holy Week for the world’s 2.4 billion Christians. As such, it’s a great time for us to meditate on how sacred music and sacred art accompany us on the road to Calvary to the foot of Christ’s Cross and beyond. The life, Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus have provided rich and provoking subject matter for composers and artists for many hundreds of years, so for this joint Catholic News/Art of Dying Well podcast we’re joined by priest and art afficionado Father Patrick van der Vorst. Where do we start with the ebullient Fr Patrick? Three years a priest, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Art (and Music) of Dying Well]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s Holy Week for the world’s 2.4 billion Christians. As such, it’s a great time for us to meditate on how sacred music and sacred art accompany us on the road to Calvary to the foot of Christ’s Cross and beyond. The life, Passion, death and Resurrection of Jesus have provided rich and provoking subject matter for composers and artists for many hundreds of years, so for this joint Catholic News/Art of Dying Well podcast we’re joined by priest and art afficionado Father Patrick van der Vorst. Where do we start with the ebullient Fr Patrick? Three years a priest, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop Curry discusses Iran war and the impact on the wider region]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[When Bishop Jim Curry, our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, and Dr Harry Hagopian, our former consultant on the Middle East North Africa region, last offered their thoughts on a podcast together, it was to contribute to the final episode of ‘Middle East Analysis’. Just as we were lamenting the fact that the series had been placed on hold to consider its long-term future, something cataclysmic and literally earth-shattering took place that shook us from our self-imposed slumber to record a ‘special’ on the war in Iran and its wider regional consequences. We share this today on our ‘Catholic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[When Bishop Jim Curry, our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, and Dr Harry Hagopian, our former consultant on the Middle East North Africa region, last offered their thoughts on a podcast together, it was to contribute to the final episode of ‘Middle East Analysis’. Just as we were lamenting the fact that the series had been placed on hold to consider its long-term future, something cataclysmic and literally earth-shattering took place that shook us from our self-imposed slumber to record a ‘special’ on the war in Iran and its wider regional consequences. We share this today on our ‘Catholic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[When Bishop Jim Curry, our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, and Dr Harry Hagopian, our former consultant on the Middle East North Africa region, last offered their thoughts on a podcast together, it was to contribute to the final episode of ‘Middle East Analysis’. Just as we were lamenting the fact that the series had been placed on hold to consider its long-term future, something cataclysmic and literally earth-shattering took place that shook us from our self-imposed slumber to record a ‘special’ on the war in Iran and its wider regional consequences. We share this today on our ‘Catholic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[When Bishop Jim Curry, our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, and Dr Harry Hagopian, our former consultant on the Middle East North Africa region, last offered their thoughts on a podcast together, it was to contribute to the final episode of ‘Middle East Analysis’. Just as we were lamenting the fact that the series had been placed on hold to consider its long-term future, something cataclysmic and literally earth-shattering took place that shook us from our self-imposed slumber to record a ‘special’ on the war in Iran and its wider regional consequences. We share this today on our ‘Catholic […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Listening to the Word in Lent]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:43:55 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[For this ‘Catholic News’ podcast we’ve pulled a segment from our Lenten episode of ‘At the Foot of the Cross’. Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager, provides a very useful 15-minute whistle-stop tour of the Bible. We’re encouraging our listeners to deepen their relationship with Christ through Scripture during Lent. As well as talking about the books of the Bible, Fleur offers some achievable top tips to help us go deeper into Scripture as we journey towards Holy Week. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For this ‘Catholic News’ podcast we’ve pulled a segment from our Lenten episode of ‘At the Foot of the Cross’. Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager, provides a very useful 15-minute whistle-stop tour of the Bible. We’re encouraging our listeners to deepen their relationship with Christ through Scripture during Lent. As well as talking about the books of the Bible, Fleur offers some achievable top tips to help us go deeper into Scripture as we journey towards Holy Week. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Listening to the Word in Lent]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>102</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[For this ‘Catholic News’ podcast we’ve pulled a segment from our Lenten episode of ‘At the Foot of the Cross’. Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager, provides a very useful 15-minute whistle-stop tour of the Bible. We’re encouraging our listeners to deepen their relationship with Christ through Scripture during Lent. As well as talking about the books of the Bible, Fleur offers some achievable top tips to help us go deeper into Scripture as we journey towards Holy Week. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[For this ‘Catholic News’ podcast we’ve pulled a segment from our Lenten episode of ‘At the Foot of the Cross’. Fleur Dorrell, our Biblical Apostolate Manager, provides a very useful 15-minute whistle-stop tour of the Bible. We’re encouraging our listeners to deepen their relationship with Christ through Scripture during Lent. As well as talking about the books of the Bible, Fleur offers some achievable top tips to help us go deeper into Scripture as we journey towards Holy Week. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Lead Bishop for the Holy Land helps bring down curtain on 'Middle East Analysis']]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous rock band from Athens, Georgia committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain down on a remarkable podcasting run with this, the final Middle East Analysis. The epitaph reads: Here lies Middle East Analysis, 2009 to 2026, it lived hard, loved dearly and asks for your prayers as it returns to its maker. Something like that. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous rock band from Athens, Georgia committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain down on a remarkable podcasting run with this, the final Middle East Analysis. The epitaph reads: Here lies Middle East Analysis, 2009 to 2026, it lived hard, loved dearly and asks for your prayers as it returns to its maker. Something like that. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous rock band from Athens, Georgia committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain down on a remarkable podcasting run with this, the final Middle East Analysis. The epitaph reads: Here lies Middle East Analysis, 2009 to 2026, it lived hard, loved dearly and asks for your prayers as it returns to its maker. Something like that. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[It’s the end of the world as we know it. Wasn’t that what REM once sang? Ironically when the famous rock band from Athens, Georgia committed those lyrics to popular music folklore, the world made more sense. Today, after 17 years and many laughs, smiles, tears (and the odd exasperated outburst), Dr Harry Hagopian brings the curtain down on a remarkable podcasting run with this, the final Middle East Analysis. The epitaph reads: Here lies Middle East Analysis, 2009 to 2026, it lived hard, loved dearly and asks for your prayers as it returns to its maker. Something like that. […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The world's second youngest Cardinal on his mission in Mongolia]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 16:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[In today’s Catholic News podcast, we are joined by His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Cardinal has been visiting the UK this week with Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission. Cardinal Marengo has served as a missionary priest in Mongolia since 2003. He has been the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of Mongolia, since 2 April 2020, and was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022 – making him the second youngest in the College of Cardinals. In this episode, Cardinal Marengo tells us […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In today’s Catholic News podcast, we are joined by His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Cardinal has been visiting the UK this week with Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission. Cardinal Marengo has served as a missionary priest in Mongolia since 2003. He has been the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of Mongolia, since 2 April 2020, and was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022 – making him the second youngest in the College of Cardinals. In this episode, Cardinal Marengo tells us […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[The world's second youngest Cardinal on his mission in Mongolia]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>100</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[In today’s Catholic News podcast, we are joined by His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Cardinal has been visiting the UK this week with Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission. Cardinal Marengo has served as a missionary priest in Mongolia since 2003. He has been the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of Mongolia, since 2 April 2020, and was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022 – making him the second youngest in the College of Cardinals. In this episode, Cardinal Marengo tells us […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[In today’s Catholic News podcast, we are joined by His Eminence Cardinal Giorgio Marengo, Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The Cardinal has been visiting the UK this week with Missio, the Pope’s charity for world mission. Cardinal Marengo has served as a missionary priest in Mongolia since 2003. He has been the Apostolic Prefect of Ulaanbaatar, a missionary jurisdiction that covers the entire country of Mongolia, since 2 April 2020, and was created a Cardinal by Pope Francis on 27 August 2022 – making him the second youngest in the College of Cardinals. In this episode, Cardinal Marengo tells us […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop Jim Curry guests on 'Middle East Analysis' podcast]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 23:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Bishop Jim Curry, has appeared as a guest on the December 2025 episode of Middle East Analysis, a podcast series that examines the complex religious, political and socio-economic realities of the region covering the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf States. Sitting alongside regular studio guest Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer, analyst and consultant on the region, Bishop Curry discusses Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas visit to Türkiye and Lebanon as well as the need to look east from our comfortable position in the UK to the lands of Christ’s birth and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Bishop Jim Curry, has appeared as a guest on the December 2025 episode of Middle East Analysis, a podcast series that examines the complex religious, political and socio-economic realities of the region covering the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf States. Sitting alongside regular studio guest Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer, analyst and consultant on the region, Bishop Curry discusses Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas visit to Türkiye and Lebanon as well as the need to look east from our comfortable position in the UK to the lands of Christ’s birth and […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop Jim Curry guests on 'Middle East Analysis' podcast]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>99</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[Our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Bishop Jim Curry, has appeared as a guest on the December 2025 episode of Middle East Analysis, a podcast series that examines the complex religious, political and socio-economic realities of the region covering the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf States. Sitting alongside regular studio guest Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer, analyst and consultant on the region, Bishop Curry discusses Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas visit to Türkiye and Lebanon as well as the need to look east from our comfortable position in the UK to the lands of Christ’s birth and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our Lead Bishop for the Holy Land, Bishop Jim Curry, has appeared as a guest on the December 2025 episode of Middle East Analysis, a podcast series that examines the complex religious, political and socio-economic realities of the region covering the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf States. Sitting alongside regular studio guest Dr Harry Hagopian, an international lawyer, analyst and consultant on the region, Bishop Curry discusses Pope Leo XIV’s first overseas visit to Türkiye and Lebanon as well as the need to look east from our comfortable position in the UK to the lands of Christ’s birth and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Safe in Faith]]>
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                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/safe-in-faith</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[During the 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls, we met with Nikki Dhillon-Keane, a therapist, trainer, author and activist, and the founder of Safe in Faith, a project of Caritas Westminster working to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation in ways that understand how their faith impacts their experiences. Nikki explored the expansion of violence against women in the digital world and explained the additional barriers and difficulties that women face when they stand at the intersection of gender-based violence and racial violence or other forms of oppression. Sharing practical advice and information […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[During the 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls, we met with Nikki Dhillon-Keane, a therapist, trainer, author and activist, and the founder of Safe in Faith, a project of Caritas Westminster working to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation in ways that understand how their faith impacts their experiences. Nikki explored the expansion of violence against women in the digital world and explained the additional barriers and difficulties that women face when they stand at the intersection of gender-based violence and racial violence or other forms of oppression. Sharing practical advice and information […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Safe in Faith]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>98</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[During the 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls, we met with Nikki Dhillon-Keane, a therapist, trainer, author and activist, and the founder of Safe in Faith, a project of Caritas Westminster working to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation in ways that understand how their faith impacts their experiences. Nikki explored the expansion of violence against women in the digital world and explained the additional barriers and difficulties that women face when they stand at the intersection of gender-based violence and racial violence or other forms of oppression. Sharing practical advice and information […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[During the 16 Days of Activism against violence against women and girls, we met with Nikki Dhillon-Keane, a therapist, trainer, author and activist, and the founder of Safe in Faith, a project of Caritas Westminster working to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and exploitation in ways that understand how their faith impacts their experiences. Nikki explored the expansion of violence against women in the digital world and explained the additional barriers and difficulties that women face when they stand at the intersection of gender-based violence and racial violence or other forms of oppression. Sharing practical advice and information […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Interfaith panel discussion on end-of-life care]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:07:13 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/interfaith-panel-discussion-on-end-of-life-care</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[‘Dying to Live’ was a panel discussion that took place in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Sunday 26 October. It examined how faith traditions approach dying, death, and bereavement and the religious and cultural practices observed in end-of-life settings. Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well, the session presented findings from the Centre’s new community-based participatory research. The panel members, who shared deeply personal insights, represented six religions: Ruth Jacobs, Judaism; Shamim Merali, Islam; Shobha Sharma, Hinduism; Simon Romer, Buddhism; Harr-Joht Kaur, Sikhism; Christina Ronayne, […]]]>
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                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[‘Dying to Live’ was a panel discussion that took place in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Sunday 26 October. It examined how faith traditions approach dying, death, and bereavement and the religious and cultural practices observed in end-of-life settings. Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well, the session presented findings from the Centre’s new community-based participatory research. The panel members, who shared deeply personal insights, represented six religions: Ruth Jacobs, Judaism; Shamim Merali, Islam; Shobha Sharma, Hinduism; Simon Romer, Buddhism; Harr-Joht Kaur, Sikhism; Christina Ronayne, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Interfaith panel discussion on end-of-life care]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>97</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[‘Dying to Live’ was a panel discussion that took place in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Sunday 26 October. It examined how faith traditions approach dying, death, and bereavement and the religious and cultural practices observed in end-of-life settings. Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well, the session presented findings from the Centre’s new community-based participatory research. The panel members, who shared deeply personal insights, represented six religions: Ruth Jacobs, Judaism; Shamim Merali, Islam; Shobha Sharma, Hinduism; Simon Romer, Buddhism; Harr-Joht Kaur, Sikhism; Christina Ronayne, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[‘Dying to Live’ was a panel discussion that took place in the Grimshaw Room of St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, on Sunday 26 October. It examined how faith traditions approach dying, death, and bereavement and the religious and cultural practices observed in end-of-life settings. Moderated by Associate Professor Maggie Doherty, Lead at the Centre for the Art of Living and Dying Well, the session presented findings from the Centre’s new community-based participatory research. The panel members, who shared deeply personal insights, represented six religions: Ruth Jacobs, Judaism; Shamim Merali, Islam; Shobha Sharma, Hinduism; Simon Romer, Buddhism; Harr-Joht Kaur, Sikhism; Christina Ronayne, […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Love in action in the Holy Land]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 18:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2166644</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/love-in-action-in-the-holy-land</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Catholic News – October 2025 In this Catholic News podcast we are joined by Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem and Fr Elias Tabban, Parish Priest of Zababdeh Parish, near Jenin. We learn about the happy, hopeful but also cautious mood on the ground among the people following the Gaza ceasefire agreement which marks the end of the war and the beginning of the first phase of the peace process in the Holy Land. There are many challenges which are arising, including the lack of fresh water, sanitation and food supplies, which means that families are struggling. There are […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[Catholic News – October 2025 In this Catholic News podcast we are joined by Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem and Fr Elias Tabban, Parish Priest of Zababdeh Parish, near Jenin. We learn about the happy, hopeful but also cautious mood on the ground among the people following the Gaza ceasefire agreement which marks the end of the war and the beginning of the first phase of the peace process in the Holy Land. There are many challenges which are arising, including the lack of fresh water, sanitation and food supplies, which means that families are struggling. There are […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Love in action in the Holy Land]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>96</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic News – October 2025 In this Catholic News podcast we are joined by Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem and Fr Elias Tabban, Parish Priest of Zababdeh Parish, near Jenin. We learn about the happy, hopeful but also cautious mood on the ground among the people following the Gaza ceasefire agreement which marks the end of the war and the beginning of the first phase of the peace process in the Holy Land. There are many challenges which are arising, including the lack of fresh water, sanitation and food supplies, which means that families are struggling. There are […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Catholic News – October 2025 In this Catholic News podcast we are joined by Anton Asfar, Secretary General of Caritas Jerusalem and Fr Elias Tabban, Parish Priest of Zababdeh Parish, near Jenin. We learn about the happy, hopeful but also cautious mood on the ground among the people following the Gaza ceasefire agreement which marks the end of the war and the beginning of the first phase of the peace process in the Holy Land. There are many challenges which are arising, including the lack of fresh water, sanitation and food supplies, which means that families are struggling. There are […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop of Nottingham on the 'Pilgrimage of Hope' blessed by Pope Leo]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/bishop-of-nottingham-on-the-pilgrimage-of-hope-blessed-by-pope-leo</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The Right Reverend Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham, joined the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope on its last day as pilgrims descended on his diocesan Cathedral Church of St Barnabas. Geographically, Nottingham worked well as the intersection point where the four pilgrimage ‘Ways’ – north, south, east and west – came together to complete a huge Cross that was traced by the footsteps of the pilgrims across England and Wales. Bishop Patrick linked up with the pilgrims walking the final miles of St John’s Way on Saturday, 13 September, braving torrential rain on the way to Nottingham Cathedral. Speaking to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Right Reverend Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham, joined the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope on its last day as pilgrims descended on his diocesan Cathedral Church of St Barnabas. Geographically, Nottingham worked well as the intersection point where the four pilgrimage ‘Ways’ – north, south, east and west – came together to complete a huge Cross that was traced by the footsteps of the pilgrims across England and Wales. Bishop Patrick linked up with the pilgrims walking the final miles of St John’s Way on Saturday, 13 September, braving torrential rain on the way to Nottingham Cathedral. Speaking to […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Bishop of Nottingham on the 'Pilgrimage of Hope' blessed by Pope Leo]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>95</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[The Right Reverend Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham, joined the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope on its last day as pilgrims descended on his diocesan Cathedral Church of St Barnabas. Geographically, Nottingham worked well as the intersection point where the four pilgrimage ‘Ways’ – north, south, east and west – came together to complete a huge Cross that was traced by the footsteps of the pilgrims across England and Wales. Bishop Patrick linked up with the pilgrims walking the final miles of St John’s Way on Saturday, 13 September, braving torrential rain on the way to Nottingham Cathedral. Speaking to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The Right Reverend Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham, joined the National Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope on its last day as pilgrims descended on his diocesan Cathedral Church of St Barnabas. Geographically, Nottingham worked well as the intersection point where the four pilgrimage ‘Ways’ – north, south, east and west – came together to complete a huge Cross that was traced by the footsteps of the pilgrims across England and Wales. Bishop Patrick linked up with the pilgrims walking the final miles of St John’s Way on Saturday, 13 September, braving torrential rain on the way to Nottingham Cathedral. Speaking to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Healing, recovery and faith in Tigray]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2139504</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/healing-recovery-and-faith-in-tigray</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[On today’s Catholic News podcast we’re speaking to our Lead Bishop for Africa, Bishop Paul Swarbrick. Our focus is Ethiopia – and in particular Tigray. Six months ago, from 17-28 March, Bishop Paul travelled to the country at the invitation of CAFOD, the Church’s Aid and Development agency here in England and Wales, and the charities SCIAF, the equivalent in Scotland, and Trócaire, the Irish Bishops’ agency. Bishop Paul has a love for Africa and her people having served as a missionary priest in Zambia for almost 15 years, but how did he feel travelling to Tigray – a region […]]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[On today’s Catholic News podcast we’re speaking to our Lead Bishop for Africa, Bishop Paul Swarbrick. Our focus is Ethiopia – and in particular Tigray. Six months ago, from 17-28 March, Bishop Paul travelled to the country at the invitation of CAFOD, the Church’s Aid and Development agency here in England and Wales, and the charities SCIAF, the equivalent in Scotland, and Trócaire, the Irish Bishops’ agency. Bishop Paul has a love for Africa and her people having served as a missionary priest in Zambia for almost 15 years, but how did he feel travelling to Tigray – a region […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Healing, recovery and faith in Tigray]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>94</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[On today’s Catholic News podcast we’re speaking to our Lead Bishop for Africa, Bishop Paul Swarbrick. Our focus is Ethiopia – and in particular Tigray. Six months ago, from 17-28 March, Bishop Paul travelled to the country at the invitation of CAFOD, the Church’s Aid and Development agency here in England and Wales, and the charities SCIAF, the equivalent in Scotland, and Trócaire, the Irish Bishops’ agency. Bishop Paul has a love for Africa and her people having served as a missionary priest in Zambia for almost 15 years, but how did he feel travelling to Tigray – a region […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[On today’s Catholic News podcast we’re speaking to our Lead Bishop for Africa, Bishop Paul Swarbrick. Our focus is Ethiopia – and in particular Tigray. Six months ago, from 17-28 March, Bishop Paul travelled to the country at the invitation of CAFOD, the Church’s Aid and Development agency here in England and Wales, and the charities SCIAF, the equivalent in Scotland, and Trócaire, the Irish Bishops’ agency. Bishop Paul has a love for Africa and her people having served as a missionary priest in Zambia for almost 15 years, but how did he feel travelling to Tigray – a region […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[National Walking Pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2112345</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/national-walking-pilgrimage-for-the-jubilee-year</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[As the UK endures its fourth heatwave of the year, more people than ever are using their spare time to get out and about to enjoy the sunshine and the many walking routes our country has to offer. Yes, you have to be sensible – you have to be prepared – but why not use this seasonal time of rest and relaxation to combine faith, prayer, and pilgrimage to walk a path of witness that medieval English and Welsh people followed religiously pre-Reformation. One man who wants to see that ancient tradition of walking pilgrimage resurrected and embedded into the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[As the UK endures its fourth heatwave of the year, more people than ever are using their spare time to get out and about to enjoy the sunshine and the many walking routes our country has to offer. Yes, you have to be sensible – you have to be prepared – but why not use this seasonal time of rest and relaxation to combine faith, prayer, and pilgrimage to walk a path of witness that medieval English and Welsh people followed religiously pre-Reformation. One man who wants to see that ancient tradition of walking pilgrimage resurrected and embedded into the […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[National Walking Pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year]]>
                </itunes:title>
                                    <itunes:episode>93</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[As the UK endures its fourth heatwave of the year, more people than ever are using their spare time to get out and about to enjoy the sunshine and the many walking routes our country has to offer. Yes, you have to be sensible – you have to be prepared – but why not use this seasonal time of rest and relaxation to combine faith, prayer, and pilgrimage to walk a path of witness that medieval English and Welsh people followed religiously pre-Reformation. One man who wants to see that ancient tradition of walking pilgrimage resurrected and embedded into the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[As the UK endures its fourth heatwave of the year, more people than ever are using their spare time to get out and about to enjoy the sunshine and the many walking routes our country has to offer. Yes, you have to be sensible – you have to be prepared – but why not use this seasonal time of rest and relaxation to combine faith, prayer, and pilgrimage to walk a path of witness that medieval English and Welsh people followed religiously pre-Reformation. One man who wants to see that ancient tradition of walking pilgrimage resurrected and embedded into the […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Communicating using language that encourages hope and peace]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 16:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[World Communications Day falls this year on Sunday, 1 June. The theme centres around the need to communicate responsibly to foster a culture of hope and peace. For this Catholic News podcast, we speak to our Media Bishop, the Rt Revd John Arnold, to discuss the final Communications Day message of Pope Francis’s pontificate and how Pope Leo XIV has picked up where his predecessor left off to speak positively about the need to build bridges with our words: “Pope Leo was very measured with the media professionals [in a meeting four days after his election]. He presented language as […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[World Communications Day falls this year on Sunday, 1 June. The theme centres around the need to communicate responsibly to foster a culture of hope and peace. For this Catholic News podcast, we speak to our Media Bishop, the Rt Revd John Arnold, to discuss the final Communications Day message of Pope Francis’s pontificate and how Pope Leo XIV has picked up where his predecessor left off to speak positively about the need to build bridges with our words: “Pope Leo was very measured with the media professionals [in a meeting four days after his election]. He presented language as […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Communicating using language that encourages hope and peace]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>92</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[World Communications Day falls this year on Sunday, 1 June. The theme centres around the need to communicate responsibly to foster a culture of hope and peace. For this Catholic News podcast, we speak to our Media Bishop, the Rt Revd John Arnold, to discuss the final Communications Day message of Pope Francis’s pontificate and how Pope Leo XIV has picked up where his predecessor left off to speak positively about the need to build bridges with our words: “Pope Leo was very measured with the media professionals [in a meeting four days after his election]. He presented language as […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[World Communications Day falls this year on Sunday, 1 June. The theme centres around the need to communicate responsibly to foster a culture of hope and peace. For this Catholic News podcast, we speak to our Media Bishop, the Rt Revd John Arnold, to discuss the final Communications Day message of Pope Francis’s pontificate and how Pope Leo XIV has picked up where his predecessor left off to speak positively about the need to build bridges with our words: “Pope Leo was very measured with the media professionals [in a meeting four days after his election]. He presented language as […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Cardinal Nichols' homily after Pope Leo XIV's election]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2025 20:09:35 +0000</pubDate>
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                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, gave a Sunday morning homily in the chapel of the Venerable English College in Rome, in which he spoke at length about the intense focus on prayer in the Sistine chapel that prevailed in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV as Bishop of Rome. The homily was given on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, gave a Sunday morning homily in the chapel of the Venerable English College in Rome, in which he spoke at length about the intense focus on prayer in the Sistine chapel that prevailed in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV as Bishop of Rome. The homily was given on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Cardinal Nichols' homily after Pope Leo XIV's election]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>91</itunes:episode>
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                    <![CDATA[Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, gave a Sunday morning homily in the chapel of the Venerable English College in Rome, in which he spoke at length about the intense focus on prayer in the Sistine chapel that prevailed in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV as Bishop of Rome. The homily was given on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Bishops’ Conference, gave a Sunday morning homily in the chapel of the Venerable English College in Rome, in which he spoke at length about the intense focus on prayer in the Sistine chapel that prevailed in the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV as Bishop of Rome. The homily was given on Sunday, 11 May 2025. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:08:35</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Cardinal prepares for the funeral of Pope Francis]]>
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                <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:42:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2019620</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/cardinal-prepares-for-the-funeral-of-pope-francis-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[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. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
                                    </description>
                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[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. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Cardinal prepares for the funeral of Pope Francis]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>90</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[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. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
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                    <![CDATA[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. Subscribe You can subscribe to our Catholic News podcasts via Apple Podcasts or Amazon/Audible.]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:09:36</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop Shomali gives an update on the plight of West Bank and Gazan Christians]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 14:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2005611</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/bishop-shomali-gives-an-update-on-the-plight-of-west-bank-and-gazan-christians</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, joins us for this Catholic News podcast. The Bishop was in the UK at the invitation of two charities helping Christians under intense pressure – Aid to the Church in Need and Friends of the Holy Land. During his visit, he met with Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Moderator of the Holy Land Coordination, and gave a talk in central London titled ‘Christians in the Holy Land: Challenges and Hopes’. Listen to Bishop William Shomali discuss how the Christians of the West Bank are fearful for their future, with unemployment rife, severe restrictions […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, joins us for this Catholic News podcast. The Bishop was in the UK at the invitation of two charities helping Christians under intense pressure – Aid to the Church in Need and Friends of the Holy Land. During his visit, he met with Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Moderator of the Holy Land Coordination, and gave a talk in central London titled ‘Christians in the Holy Land: Challenges and Hopes’. Listen to Bishop William Shomali discuss how the Christians of the West Bank are fearful for their future, with unemployment rife, severe restrictions […]]]>
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                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Bishop Shomali gives an update on the plight of West Bank and Gazan Christians]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>89</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, joins us for this Catholic News podcast. The Bishop was in the UK at the invitation of two charities helping Christians under intense pressure – Aid to the Church in Need and Friends of the Holy Land. During his visit, he met with Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Moderator of the Holy Land Coordination, and gave a talk in central London titled ‘Christians in the Holy Land: Challenges and Hopes’. Listen to Bishop William Shomali discuss how the Christians of the West Bank are fearful for their future, with unemployment rife, severe restrictions […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Bishop William Shomali, Patriarchal Vicar for Jerusalem and Palestine, joins us for this Catholic News podcast. The Bishop was in the UK at the invitation of two charities helping Christians under intense pressure – Aid to the Church in Need and Friends of the Holy Land. During his visit, he met with Bishop Nicholas Hudson, Moderator of the Holy Land Coordination, and gave a talk in central London titled ‘Christians in the Holy Land: Challenges and Hopes’. Listen to Bishop William Shomali discuss how the Christians of the West Bank are fearful for their future, with unemployment rife, severe restrictions […]]]>
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                <title>
                    <![CDATA[Missio Director updates us on Cambodia and Myanmar]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/2002739</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/missio-director-updates-us-on-cambodia-and-myanmar</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[The National Director of the Pope’s charity for world mission in England and Wales, Father Anthony Chantry, joins us for this Catholic News podcast to bring us up to date on the work of Missio. After a recent visit to Cambodia, Fr Chantry spoke about the many challenges the Catholic Church faces in the country. He explains how the Church literally had to “start from scratch” and focus its efforts on healing after dictator Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime. We then turn our attention to the incredibly difficult situation for the people of neighbouring Myanmar, before Fr Chantry talks about […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The National Director of the Pope’s charity for world mission in England and Wales, Father Anthony Chantry, joins us for this Catholic News podcast to bring us up to date on the work of Missio. After a recent visit to Cambodia, Fr Chantry spoke about the many challenges the Catholic Church faces in the country. He explains how the Church literally had to “start from scratch” and focus its efforts on healing after dictator Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime. We then turn our attention to the incredibly difficult situation for the people of neighbouring Myanmar, before Fr Chantry talks about […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Missio Director updates us on Cambodia and Myanmar]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>88</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[The National Director of the Pope’s charity for world mission in England and Wales, Father Anthony Chantry, joins us for this Catholic News podcast to bring us up to date on the work of Missio. After a recent visit to Cambodia, Fr Chantry spoke about the many challenges the Catholic Church faces in the country. He explains how the Church literally had to “start from scratch” and focus its efforts on healing after dictator Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime. We then turn our attention to the incredibly difficult situation for the people of neighbouring Myanmar, before Fr Chantry talks about […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[The National Director of the Pope’s charity for world mission in England and Wales, Father Anthony Chantry, joins us for this Catholic News podcast to bring us up to date on the work of Missio. After a recent visit to Cambodia, Fr Chantry spoke about the many challenges the Catholic Church faces in the country. He explains how the Church literally had to “start from scratch” and focus its efforts on healing after dictator Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge regime. We then turn our attention to the incredibly difficult situation for the people of neighbouring Myanmar, before Fr Chantry talks about […]]]>
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                                                                            <itunes:duration>00:29:43</itunes:duration>
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                    <![CDATA[Life Bishop on next steps to oppose the assisted suicide bill]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 15:58:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/1996762</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/life-bishop-on-next-steps-to-oppose-the-assisted-suicide-bill-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[For this Catholic News podcast, Archbishop-elect John Sherrington of Liverpool, Lead Bishop for Life Issues here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, explains our objection to the proposed legislation passing through parliament seeking to legalise assisted suicide. Ahead of the Bill’s Third Reading and vote, likely to take place in late April or early May, Archbishop-elect Sherrington insists all is not lost and that there’s still time to contact your MP to ask them to oppose assisted suicide becoming law. In addition to our Bishops’ principled objection, there are many other compelling reasons why this Private Members’ […]]]>
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                <itunes:subtitle>
                    <![CDATA[For this Catholic News podcast, Archbishop-elect John Sherrington of Liverpool, Lead Bishop for Life Issues here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, explains our objection to the proposed legislation passing through parliament seeking to legalise assisted suicide. Ahead of the Bill’s Third Reading and vote, likely to take place in late April or early May, Archbishop-elect Sherrington insists all is not lost and that there’s still time to contact your MP to ask them to oppose assisted suicide becoming law. In addition to our Bishops’ principled objection, there are many other compelling reasons why this Private Members’ […]]]>
                </itunes:subtitle>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Life Bishop on next steps to oppose the assisted suicide bill]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>87</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[For this Catholic News podcast, Archbishop-elect John Sherrington of Liverpool, Lead Bishop for Life Issues here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, explains our objection to the proposed legislation passing through parliament seeking to legalise assisted suicide. Ahead of the Bill’s Third Reading and vote, likely to take place in late April or early May, Archbishop-elect Sherrington insists all is not lost and that there’s still time to contact your MP to ask them to oppose assisted suicide becoming law. In addition to our Bishops’ principled objection, there are many other compelling reasons why this Private Members’ […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/1996762/c1e-8rgpho7mwmb1o70j-ww6ogk61c3v6-jltsf5.mp3" length="19688251"
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                    <![CDATA[For this Catholic News podcast, Archbishop-elect John Sherrington of Liverpool, Lead Bishop for Life Issues here at the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, explains our objection to the proposed legislation passing through parliament seeking to legalise assisted suicide. Ahead of the Bill’s Third Reading and vote, likely to take place in late April or early May, Archbishop-elect Sherrington insists all is not lost and that there’s still time to contact your MP to ask them to oppose assisted suicide becoming law. In addition to our Bishops’ principled objection, there are many other compelling reasons why this Private Members’ […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                    <![CDATA[Faith, fitness and service with humility]]>
                </title>
                <pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/1981075</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/faith-fitness-and-service-with-humility-1</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[A special Catholic News podcast in which we speak to the charismatic Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby. When you picture a Lord Mayor you probably conjure up images of mayoral chains and hats, meeting important people, being the ‘first citizen’ of a city with all the trappings that accompany such an office – but it’s also a role that comes with great responsibility to the people you serve. Faith and humility play a key part in that service, and the Lord Mayor is not afraid to discuss how his Catholic faith underpins his approach to his […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[A special Catholic News podcast in which we speak to the charismatic Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby. When you picture a Lord Mayor you probably conjure up images of mayoral chains and hats, meeting important people, being the ‘first citizen’ of a city with all the trappings that accompany such an office – but it’s also a role that comes with great responsibility to the people you serve. Faith and humility play a key part in that service, and the Lord Mayor is not afraid to discuss how his Catholic faith underpins his approach to his […]]]>
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                                    <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
                                <itunes:title>
                    <![CDATA[Faith, fitness and service with humility]]>
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                                    <itunes:episode>86</itunes:episode>
                                                    <itunes:season>1</itunes:season>
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                    <![CDATA[A special Catholic News podcast in which we speak to the charismatic Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby. When you picture a Lord Mayor you probably conjure up images of mayoral chains and hats, meeting important people, being the ‘first citizen’ of a city with all the trappings that accompany such an office – but it’s also a role that comes with great responsibility to the people you serve. Faith and humility play a key part in that service, and the Lord Mayor is not afraid to discuss how his Catholic faith underpins his approach to his […]]]>
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                                    <enclosure url="https://episodes.castos.com/catholicchurch/1981075/c1e-wxj5hrnv7mf0gk9o-z3dmvn3kam0q-31qf5e.mp3" length="36398304"
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                    <![CDATA[A special Catholic News podcast in which we speak to the charismatic Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster, Councillor Robert Rigby. When you picture a Lord Mayor you probably conjure up images of mayoral chains and hats, meeting important people, being the ‘first citizen’ of a city with all the trappings that accompany such an office – but it’s also a role that comes with great responsibility to the people you serve. Faith and humility play a key part in that service, and the Lord Mayor is not afraid to discuss how his Catholic faith underpins his approach to his […]]]>
                </itunes:summary>
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                    <![CDATA[Caring for Pa]]>
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                <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 19:28:30 +0000</pubDate>
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                    https://permalink.castos.com/podcast/17630/episode/1949683</guid>
                                    <link>https://catholic-news.castos.com/episodes/caring-for-pa</link>
                                <description>
                                            <![CDATA[Understanding the shock, pain, and anxiety that comes after a terminal diagnosis is often best articulated through first-person stories. Today we’re speaking to Matt Parkes about how he cared for his dad, Jeff, at the end of his life. Jeff became aware something was seriously wrong health-wise in 2011. Something had changed. Something felt different. He had a number of episodes where he would lose his balance, and eventually he was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare brain condition that causes problems with movement, vision, speech, and swallowing. Not wanting to ‘diminish’, Jeff decided he wanted to end […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Understanding the shock, pain, and anxiety that comes after a terminal diagnosis is often best articulated through first-person stories. Today we’re speaking to Matt Parkes about how he cared for his dad, Jeff, at the end of his life. Jeff became aware something was seriously wrong health-wise in 2011. Something had changed. Something felt different. He had a number of episodes where he would lose his balance, and eventually he was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare brain condition that causes problems with movement, vision, speech, and swallowing. Not wanting to ‘diminish’, Jeff decided he wanted to end […]]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[The Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Pierbattista Pizzaballa, took some time out of his very busy schedule to be guest of honour in a joint Catholic News / Middle East Analysis podcast just before the First Sunday of Advent. You can listen to the full podcast here. This excerpt from the full episode offers the Patriarch’s meditation on faith and hope through the lens of Advent and Christmas: “The question of Advent is the question of John the Baptist. When he saw Jesus in the River Jordan, he said, ‘He is the Lamb of God. He is the One.’ […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[What the Church has to say about the social sciences]]>
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                <pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 10:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
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                                            <![CDATA[We have a special guest for this Catholic News podcast episode – Sister Helen Alford OP, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Sister Alford, a religious sister of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, was born in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in manufacturing engineering, where she was also awarded a PhD. Touching upon Artificial Intelligence, the role data could play in telling the Church’s story, and what Catholic social teaching has to say about a “human-centred economy”, Sister Alford gives a deep insight into what the Church has to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We have a special guest for this Catholic News podcast episode – Sister Helen Alford OP, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Sister Alford, a religious sister of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, was born in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in manufacturing engineering, where she was also awarded a PhD. Touching upon Artificial Intelligence, the role data could play in telling the Church’s story, and what Catholic social teaching has to say about a “human-centred economy”, Sister Alford gives a deep insight into what the Church has to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[What the Church has to say about the social sciences]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We have a special guest for this Catholic News podcast episode – Sister Helen Alford OP, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Sister Alford, a religious sister of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, was born in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in manufacturing engineering, where she was also awarded a PhD. Touching upon Artificial Intelligence, the role data could play in telling the Church’s story, and what Catholic social teaching has to say about a “human-centred economy”, Sister Alford gives a deep insight into what the Church has to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[We have a special guest for this Catholic News podcast episode – Sister Helen Alford OP, the President of the Vatican’s Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. Sister Alford, a religious sister of the Dominican Sisters of Saint Catherine of Siena, was born in London and graduated from the University of Cambridge with a degree in manufacturing engineering, where she was also awarded a PhD. Touching upon Artificial Intelligence, the role data could play in telling the Church’s story, and what Catholic social teaching has to say about a “human-centred economy”, Sister Alford gives a deep insight into what the Church has to […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Latin Patriarch | Cardinal Pizzaballa]]>
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                                            <![CDATA[Our studio guest for this special 30-minute Catholic News podcast is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Born in northern Italy, the Patriarch, a Franciscan, has spent 35 years of his ministry in the Holy Land. In this time he has seen many episodes of war and tension. The current cycle of violence is particularly devastating. However, it is the season of Advent and the eyes of the world slowly turn to Bethlehem. Hope prevails in the darkness, and the Patriarch clings to this when discussing the region’s Christians. Cardinal Pizzaballa talks about the intense and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our studio guest for this special 30-minute Catholic News podcast is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Born in northern Italy, the Patriarch, a Franciscan, has spent 35 years of his ministry in the Holy Land. In this time he has seen many episodes of war and tension. The current cycle of violence is particularly devastating. However, it is the season of Advent and the eyes of the world slowly turn to Bethlehem. Hope prevails in the darkness, and the Patriarch clings to this when discussing the region’s Christians. Cardinal Pizzaballa talks about the intense and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Latin Patriarch | Cardinal Pizzaballa]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our studio guest for this special 30-minute Catholic News podcast is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Born in northern Italy, the Patriarch, a Franciscan, has spent 35 years of his ministry in the Holy Land. In this time he has seen many episodes of war and tension. The current cycle of violence is particularly devastating. However, it is the season of Advent and the eyes of the world slowly turn to Bethlehem. Hope prevails in the darkness, and the Patriarch clings to this when discussing the region’s Christians. Cardinal Pizzaballa talks about the intense and […]]]>
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                    <![CDATA[Our studio guest for this special 30-minute Catholic News podcast is the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Beatitude Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa. Born in northern Italy, the Patriarch, a Franciscan, has spent 35 years of his ministry in the Holy Land. In this time he has seen many episodes of war and tension. The current cycle of violence is particularly devastating. However, it is the season of Advent and the eyes of the world slowly turn to Bethlehem. Hope prevails in the darkness, and the Patriarch clings to this when discussing the region’s Christians. Cardinal Pizzaballa talks about the intense and […]]]>
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