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        <title>The Successful Formula Behind a Fast-Growing French Pilgrimage</title>
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                <author>Edward Pentin</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-17T08:10:24-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pilgrims make their way to the St. Anne Shrine in Brittany via the Feiz e Breizh in 2024.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The pilgrimage to Brittany’s Sainte-Anne-d’Auray Shrine combines evangelization, traditional liturgy and cultural heritage to draw new generations to the faith. </p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV: AI Communication Must Preserve ‘Human Voices and Faces’</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-17T08:09:36-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square at the Vatican for the recitation of the Regina Caeli on May 17, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The pontiff marked World Communications Day by urging technology to remain centered on human dignity.</p>]]>
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        <title>‘Life’ Sculpture Strengthens Parish Culture of Life</title>
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                <author>Faith Hakesley</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-17T03:20:16-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Parishioners gather in front of the ‘Life’ sculpture at All Saints Parish in Haverhill, Massachusetts.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: A pro-life sculpture has found a fitting home at my Massachusetts parish.</p>]]>
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        <title>‘Big Bang Theory’ and the Myth of the Modern Atheist</title>
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                <author>Bradley Shumaker</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T15:45:45-05:00</pubDate>
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        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The character of Sheldon Cooper presents disbelief in God as the inevitable product of intelligence and scientific progress, but history — and even modern science itself — tell a very different story.</p>]]>
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        <title>What to Watch: Americana Programming, Including the Eucharistic Pilgrimage</title>
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                <author>Daniel J. Engler</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T10:50:13-05:00</pubDate>
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                          <img alt="A U.S. flag hangs outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Maryland. The church was built from 1806 to 1821. 
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  <figcaption>A U.S. flag hangs outside the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore, Maryland. The church was built from 1806 to 1821. 
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        </figure><p>Tune in for Memorial Day, feast days and the 2026 pilgrimage.</p>]]>
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        <title>St. James Vicariate Offers Spiritual Home to Hebrew-Speaking Catholics</title>
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                <author>Michele Chabin</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T07:46:36-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, presides over the Divine Liturgy on May 2, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Most of the 1,200 people in the 70-year-old apostolate are Israeli-born children of foreign workers.</p>]]>
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        <title>Eric Church Shares ‘Six Strings of Life’ in Epic UNC Commencement Address</title>
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                <author>Alyssa Murphy</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T07:41:44-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Eric Church addresses graduates at UNC Chapel Hill on May 9, 2026 in a commencement speech that went viral.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The speech has clearly struck a chord for the millions who have watched it online. </p>]]>
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        <title>Mary as Medium and Model</title>
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                <author>Donald DeMarco</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T07:38:24-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Albert Edelfelt, “The Virgin Mary in the Rose Garden,” 1898</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The Blessed Mother introduces God to the world.</p>]]>
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        <title>Texas Hospital Agrees to End ‘Sex-Rejecting’ Procedures On Children and Fund Detransition Clinic</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-16T05:43:24-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Texas state capitol. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Doctors at Texas Children’s Hospital allegedly continued to perform procedures on children despite a Texas law prohibiting them, with Governor Greg Abbott calling such interventions “child abuse.”</p>]]>
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        <title>In the Ascension, Jesus Opens a Path for Us</title>
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                <author>Msgr. Charles Pope</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T17:40:53-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Jesus&#039; ascension to heaven depicted by John Singleton Copley, 1775</figcaption>
        </figure><p>We too, if we are faithful, will one day ascend to joys unspeakable and glories untold. </p>]]>
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        <title>Stolen Relic Could Spark Spiritual Renewal in Secular Czech Republic</title>
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                <author>Bohumil Petrik</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T16:45:16-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The skull of St. Zdislava before it was stolen.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The theft of St. Zdislava’s relic has reignited national interest in the country’s Catholic heritage, say local Church leaders.</p>]]>
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        <title>Vatican Is Preparing Document on the ‘Transmission of the Faith’</title>
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                <author>Edward Pentin</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T16:23:03-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Cardinal Fernández said that bishops from around the world have expressed ‘concern’ over the breakdown in handing on the faith and ‘proposed a study on the problem and possible ways of resolving it.’</p>]]>
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        <title>Trump’s China Summit Fails to Produce Breakthrough for Release of Jimmy Lai</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T15:35:23-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>In this photo taken on June 16, 2020, Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai poses at the Next Digital offices in Hong Kong. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Despite the failure to secure an agreement on Jimmy Lai’s freedom, his daughter, Claire Lai, said her family remains ‘so grateful to President Trump and his administration’ for their support.</p>]]>
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        <title>Poland to Register Same-Sex &#039;Marriages&#039; From EU Countries</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T14:00:14-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks in Palazzo Chigi in Rome, where he traveled for an institutional meeting dedicated to the main European issues and cooperation between Italy and Poland. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Legal observers say the Polish government's administrative approach may exceed its authority under Article 18 of the constitution.</p>]]>
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        <title>Connecticut Homeschoolers Push Back Against New Restrictions</title>
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                <author>Joseph Pronechen</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T12:32:03-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The Connecticut State Capitol stands in Hartford.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Critics say the legislation would impose new state oversight on homeschooling families while forcing parents to ‘ask the state for permission to educate their own children.’</p>]]>
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        <title>Newman Guide Schools Honor Catholic Leaders at 2026 Commencements</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T12:28:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The Newman Guide has recommended colleges for Catholic families for 20 years. The 2025-2026 edition is the first that will recommend elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and graduate programs.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>With graduation season underway, here is a roundup of individuals who will receive honorary degrees from Catholic colleges at commencement ceremonies across the country.</p>]]>
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        <title>SSPX Responds to Vatican Warning About Excommunication With ‘Declaration of Catholic Faith’</title>
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  <figcaption>Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Father Davide Pagliarani, superior general of the Society of St. Pius X (SSPX).</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Vatican said on May 13 that the Society of St. Pius X’s plan to consecrate new bishops without papal mandate will be a schismatic act resulting in excommunication.</p>]]>
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        <title>Philippine Bishops Press Senate to Begin Duterte Impeachment Trial</title>
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        </figure><p>The prelates called on lawmakers to fulfill their constitutional duty after the House voted overwhelmingly to impeach Duterte a second time.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Rejects Use of Death Penalty in Fight Against Organized Crime, Drug Trafficking</title>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV called for respect for human dignity in the fight against organized crime and drug trafficking in an address to participants in a conference on the fight against drugs in the OSCE region, hosted by the Italian Parliament, during an encounter at the Vatican on May 15, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Pope addressed parliamentarians and representatives from across Europe, Central Asia and North America participating in a conference on illicit drugs hosted by the Italian Parliament.</p>]]>
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        <title>Standing Firm: Three Jurists Who Refused to Look Away From Abortion</title>
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                <author>Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-05-15T11:43:12-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>United States Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Genuine judicial courage was shown in the face of one of the most powerful and well-resourced interest coalitions in American public life.</p>]]>
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