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        <title>Amid Declining Divorce Rates, Catholic Marriage Advocates Urge Continued Support for Married Couples</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-06T05:19:53-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Ivan Galashchuk</footer>
  <figcaption>Marriage </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Divorce rates for couples married in the last 15 years are considerably lower than those of earlier generations, a trend that Catholic experts say is being driven by a variety of factors.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Calls Young Franciscans to Gospel Radicalism and Peace</title>
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  <footer>Daniel Ibáñez</footer>
  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV listens to a question from Karolina, a young woman from Zagreb, Croatia, at the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting 2026 in Assisi, Italy, on August 6, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>At the GO! Franciscan Youth Meeting in Assisi, the pope urged 2,500 young adults to become 'artisans of peace,' make lasting commitments and help renew the Church through service.</p>]]>
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        <title>The World Is Sharing a Video of a Grieving Dolphin Mother — Here’s Why This Moment Matters to All of Us</title>
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                <author>Alyssa Murphy</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T20:04:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>A mother dolphin carrying her 2-year baby after its passing has stolen the hearts of millions online.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Fraggle’s refusal to abandon her calf hits an intimate, familiar nerve.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo to World SIGNIS Congress: Embrace Digital Communication That Promotes Human Dignity</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T18:08:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Matteo Pernaselci</footer>
  <figcaption>Pope Leo greets the faithful on Aug. 5, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Pope’s message was delivered by the apostolic nuncio in Rwanda during the opening ceremony of the first-ever SIGNIS World Congress to be held in Africa, taking place in Rwanda this week.</p>]]>
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        <title>US Catholic Bishops Urge ‘Fair Representation’ on Voting Rights Act Anniversary</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T18:02:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>‘I voted.’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Bishop Daniel Garcia said the Voting Rights Act was born from the sacrifice of those who fought to secure equal access to the ballot, especially for communities of color long denied that right.</p>]]>
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        <title>Archbishop Coakley Reflects on ‘the Virtue of Patriotism’ at Knights of Columbus Dinner</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T17:58:53-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), speaks at the 144th Knights of Columbus Supreme Convention in Denver on Aug. 4, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The archbishop of Oklahoma City drew a clear distinction between authentic patriotism and distorted nationalism.</p>]]>
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        <title>Missouri Voters Reject Income Tax Proposal After Bishops Warned of Its Effects on ‘Most Vulnerable’</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T17:54:52-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Casting a ballot</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Fully 83% of the state’s voters opposed the measure, which would have eliminated the individual income tax and replaced it with a heavier reliance on sales taxes.</p>]]>
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        <title>Quantum Physics and the Mystery of God’s Creation</title>
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                <author>Edward Pentin</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T15:19:23-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Catholic professor Vincenzo Tamma speaks of how faith and science are compatible.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Catholic physicist and professor Vincenzo Tamma explains how quantum mechanics reveals the intelligibility of nature, points beyond itself to the Creator, and opens new paths for evangelization.</p>]]>
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        <title>Knights of Columbus Welcomes More Than 2,000 Members to 144th Supreme Convention in Denver</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T14:49:32-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly presents the Knights of Columbus annual report at the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver on Aug. 4, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>At the convention, Knights and observers gathered for Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly’s presentation of the Knights’ annual report and an awards ceremony honoring outstanding Knights and councils.</p>]]>
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        <title>Federal Bankruptcy Judge Says Abuse Victims Can Sue Vermont Catholic Parishes in Addition to Diocese</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T13:18:53-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Supreme Knight Patrick Kelly presents the Knights of Columbus annual report at the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver on Aug. 4, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Parishes are often shielded from litigation during federal bankruptcy proceedings, but Judge Heather Cooper said they potentially constitute the 'largest assets' in the Burlington Diocese.</p>]]>
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        <title>New FDA-Approved Blood Test Could Detect Alzheimer’s 5 to 10 Years Before Symptoms Appear</title>
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                <author>Alyssa Murphy</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T10:34:42-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Atthapon Raksthaput</footer>
  <figcaption>Paired with new FDA-approved treatments and evidence-backed lifestyle modifications that slow disease progression, the arrival of simple blood testing shifts Alzheimer’s from an untreatable fate to a manageable condition.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>By detecting the subtle brain changes and damage to nerve cells years before memory or language issues surface, the blood test allows patients to seek treatment during the window when therapies are most effective.</p>]]>
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        <title>Study Finds Many Young Men Feel Lonely, Disconnected, Shut Out of the American Dream</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T10:27:03-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>FotoDuets</footer>
  <figcaption>A young man sits alone on a bench between trees at a park.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>More than 4 in 10 respondents agreed with the statement, 'I am inclined to think that I am a failure,' according to the Institute for Family Studies.</p>]]>
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        <title>America at 250: Our Unity Is Our Strength</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T09:20:22-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>LapaiIrKrapai</footer>
  <figcaption>Independence Hall in Philadelphia stands as the birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Loving service is our responsibility, and liberty our right.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Warns Prayer Is Disappearing From Christian Families</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T08:47:22-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Daniel Ibañez</footer>
  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV resumed his general audiences on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in St. Peter’s Basilica.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Pope urged Catholics to rediscover prayer "in its true form" and embrace the Liturgy of the Hours as a daily school of Christian prayer.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV to Visit Uruguay, Argentina and Peru in November</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T08:43:42-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Daniel Ibáñez</footer>
  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Basilica during the general audience on Aug. 5, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The pontiff accepted the invitation of the heads of state and ecclesiastical authorities of the three countries; it will be his first papal trip to Latin America.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Work Ethic Incarnate</title>
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        <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/weigel-work-ethic-incarnate</guid>
                <author>George Weigel</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-05T05:32:12-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Bettmann</footer>
  <figcaption>L to R Quarterbook John Unitas; Coach Webb Ewbank and end Raymond Berry look at films of the Cleveland- Giants Pro Football game on Dec. 19, 1958.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Baltimore Colts’ legendary wide receiver Raymond Berry, who died in May, embodied what Pope St. John Paul II taught in Laborem Exercens: Through our work, we become more the person we were created to be.</p>]]>
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  <figcaption>A Virgin Mary statue remains untouched in front of a burned residential home in the Balboa neighborhood of Spokane, Washington, on Aug. 2, 2026. Fast-moving fires left a trail of destruction in the northwestern U.S. city of Spokane on Sunday, with officials reporting hundreds of structures reduced to cinders. Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate their homes Saturday and overnight into Sunday. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The blazes have consumed hundreds of structures and forced thousands of local residents to evacuate.</p>]]>
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        <pubDate>2026-08-04T22:00:43-05:00</pubDate>
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        </figure><p>The Knights of Columbus are holding the 144th Supreme Convention in Denver.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Cristero Rebellion of 1926 Offers a Sober Warning Today</title>
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  <figcaption>Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro (1891–1927), photographed moments before his execution by firing squad with his arms outstretched in the form of a cross, is shown alongside the original tilma image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Horrors are possible in our time, and in places not far away.</p>]]>
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  <figcaption>Restoration work on vandalized image in Medjugorje. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>'Every day there are attacks against the Most Holy Virgin in many ways,' noted Father Manuel Navarro.</p>]]>
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