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	<title>Bishop Curry discusses Iran war and the impact on the wider region</title>
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	<title>Listening to the Word in Lent</title>
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	<title>Lead Bishop for the Holy Land helps bring down curtain on &#8216;Middle East Analysis&#8217;</title>
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	<title>The world&#8217;s second youngest Cardinal on his mission in Mongolia</title>
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	<title>Bishop Jim Curry guests on &#8216;Middle East Analysis&#8217; podcast</title>
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	<title>Safe in Faith</title>
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	<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 [&#8230;]]]></description>
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