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        <title>Faith On the Hill: Catholic Members of Congress Share How Faith Shapes Their Lives and Work</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T15:00:41-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>In this special report, EWTN News Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales speaks with various Catholic members of Congress about their faith, and how they live it in their work.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>EWTN News Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales spoke with various Catholic lawmakers about how their faith intersects with their public service.</p>]]>
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        <title>It’s ‘a Mistake’ to Only Ban Cellphones in Schools, Archdiocese of Mexico Says</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T14:56:01-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>According to the publication, 19 states in the country (about 60%) already regulate or prohibit students’ use of such devices in schools, except when teachers allow their use for educational purposes.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Parents must also regulate their children’s cellphone use regarding content and time spent at home, as well as set a good example by their own moderate and judicious use, the archdiocese said.</p>]]>
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        <title>Beatified and ‘Based’: Why Gen Z Catholics Are Falling for Fulton Sheen</title>
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                <author>Gigi Duncan</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T13:57:41-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Bishop Fulton Sheen&#039;s style was most remarkable, on and off TV.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Sheen continues to speak to young Catholics. He was fiery without being cruel, polished without seeming artificial and uncompromising without losing sight of the audience in front of him.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo Appoints Coadjutor Bishop for Puerto Rico’s Youngest Diocese</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T11:00:01-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV speaks on Sept. 6, 2026, during the weekly Angelus prayer he leads from a window of the apostolic palace. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>A coadjutor bishop serves alongside the current diocesan bishop and succeeds him after his retirement.</p>]]>
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        <title>German Bishop Voices ‘Great Concern’ After Historic AfD Victory in State Election</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T10:55:31-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The European Union, German, and Saxony-Anhalt flags fly outside the state Parliament in Magdeburg, Germany, in an undated photo. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Bishop Gerhard Feige called for respect for human dignity as Cardinal Gerhard Müller said bishops should not put their “spiritual authority onto the scales.”</p>]]>
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        <title>China Ordains 18th Bishop Under Vatican Agreement</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T10:37:10-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The bilateral agreement, first signed in 2018, governs the selection and recognition of Catholic bishops in China.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Archbishop Andrew Ding Yang’s episcopal ordination is the eighth held during Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, though not all eight bishops were appointed by him.</p>]]>
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        <title>Catholics, Can We Discuss the ‘Nod of Peace’?</title>
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                <author>Zelda Caldwell</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T09:55:12-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The sign of peace has its roots in early Christianity.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Nods, awkward smiles and contactless peace signs still predominate half a decade after the COVID-19 pandemic, raising the question: What are we doing here?</p>]]>
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        <title>The Mass: Our Intimate Encounter with the Transcendent Lord</title>
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                <author>Bishop James Conley</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T08:45:50-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Bishop James D. Conley of the Diocese of the Diocese of Lincoln Nebraska, celebrates Mass at the National Prayer Vigil for Life at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Jan. 22. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>‘The entire Mass can be understood through the three aspects of invitation, communion, and mission.’</p>]]>
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        <title>Leo XIV: Mary’s Simple Presence — and Her Son Within Her — Moves All of History</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-08T05:10:41-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV venerates an image of the Virgin Mary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano, Italy, on Sept. 7, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Pope celebrates Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Good Counsel in Genazzano</p>]]>
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        <title>Our Daughter Left Everything to Follow Christ. Then It Was Our Turn to Let Go.</title>
        <link>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/terry-polakovic-discipleship-and-its-costs</link>
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                <author>Terry Polakovic</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-07T05:00:20-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>‘Follow Me’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: There is a sacrifice in answering God’s call. This is the unavoidable, personal ‘cost of discipleship.’ It demands putting Jesus before everything else.</p>]]>
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        <title>American Literature: An Englishman Confesses his Ignorance</title>
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                <author>Joseph Pearce</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T20:43:19-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Kits Pix</footer>
  <figcaption>‘Mark Twain’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: After years of neglecting the literature of the New World, old prejudices give way to a belated appreciation of American letters.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Lady Behind the Brown Door</title>
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                <author>Richard C. Lukas</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T20:11:29-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>NayaDadara</footer>
  <figcaption>‘Door’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: A college student’s encounter with segregation in the 1950s turned an abstract injustice into a deeply personal moral question.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Dangerous Journey Home for Christian Communities in Southern Lebanon</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T12:05:08-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>A war-damaged road leads to Christian villages in southern Lebanon.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>With the usual roads damaged or inaccessible, residents must travel in organized convoys through military checkpoints and Israeli-occupied territory, an ordeal some call a ‘road to Calvary.’</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Calls for Peace in Ukraine After Russian Attacks</title>
        <link>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-angelus-sept-6-2026</link>
        <guid>https://www.ncregister.com/cna/pope-leo-angelus-sept-6-2026</guid>
                <author>Francis X. Rocca</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T11:53:19-05:00</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 Angelus on Sept. 6, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Holy Father also reflected on the importance of fraternal correction among members of the Church.</p>]]>
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        <title>Three Young Lebanese Men Turn Small Bible Study into Largest in the Middle East</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T07:54:08-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>From right to left: Charbel El Hage, Jimmy Chaaya, and Majd Samia. The three young adults turned their parish Bible study into the largest in the Middle East.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>More than 3,000 people have joined a growing Catholic Bible study initiative in Lebanon as organizers launch more days and times throughout the country and beyond.</p>]]>
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        <title>7 Lesser-Known Apostles and Where Catholics Can Encounter Them Today</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-09-06T07:50:59-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>From left to right: Stained glass depictions of St. James the Lesser, St. Bartholomew, and St. Matthias.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Not many details are known about some of Jesus’ closest followers — here are some of their names and where their relics and tombs can be found today.</p>]]>
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        <title>Thousands Attend Annual Pro-Life March in London</title>
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        <title>The Saint Behind the ‘Dark Night’</title>
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  <figcaption>Francisco de Zurbarán, ‘St. John of the Cross,’ ca.1656</figcaption>
        </figure><p>A closer look at St. John of the Cross reveals a mystic whose life was shaped not only by suffering and contemplation, but by an uncompromising love of God.</p>]]>
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        <title>Mel Gibson Opens Up to Raymond Arroyo on ‘The Passion’ Re-Release and ‘Resurrection’ Plans</title>
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  <figcaption>Jim Caviezel as Jesus poses next to director Mel Gibson on the set of ‘The Passion of the Christ.’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Despite intense pre-release skepticism and fears that its graphic intensity would incite division, the film went on to gross more than $610 million worldwide.</p>]]>
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        <title>Mother Teresa Visited Fulton Sheen Before He Died — and Many Other Times</title>
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  <figcaption>Mother Teresa and Fulton Sheen met many times.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Their meetings took place over the course of two decades — but aren’t well-documented or well-known because they were almost always in private.</p>]]>
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