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        <title>St. Benedict Joseph Labre, Like His Master, Had Nowhere to Lay His Head</title>
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                <author>Zubair Simonson</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T15:33:33-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Antonio Cavallucci, “St. Benedict Joseph Labre,” 1795, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The world itself became St. Benedict Joseph Labre’s monastery as he wandered Europe on foot, slept among the ruins of the Colosseum and spent countless hours before the Blessed Sacrament.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Cut Flowers of a Fatherless West</title>
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                <author>Brendan Towell</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T14:52:14-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Hans Holbein the Younger, “St. Thomas More,” 1527; Jacob van Hulsdonck, “Basket of Flowers,” ca. 1615-1630.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The West has long enjoyed the fruits of Christian civilization while severing itself from the roots that produced them.</p>]]>
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        <title>EWTN News Exclusive: EU Says Pope Leo&#039;s AI Vision Mirrors Europe&#039;s Own Rules</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T13:06:33-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>“His Holiness speaks of human dignity and the common good,&quot; a European Commission spokesperson told EWTN News regarding Pope Leo XIV&#039;s new encyclical. &quot;These are exactly the European values.”</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Brussels says the pope's encyclical Magnifica Humanitas echoes values already written into Europe's tech laws, even as Parliament moves to ease parts of the AI Act.</p>]]>
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        <title>UK’s Starmer Resigns, Opening Path to No. 10 Downing Street for ‘Cultural Catholic’ Andy Burnham</title>
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                <author>Edward Pentin</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T12:23:23-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on as he awaits Switzerland&#039;s Federal President Guy Parmelin on the sidelines of the G7 summit on June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>A Labour succession contest raises questions about faith, politics, and the shape of Catholic identity in British public life.</p>]]>
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        <title>U.S.–Iran Accord Draws Applause From Bishop Zaidan</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T11:46:14-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Bishop Zaidan appears on EWTN News In Depth.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>The bishop said he prays for a permanent peace between the U.S. and Iran and hopes to see more progress toward long-term peace in Lebanon.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Warns No Doctor Should Ever &#039;Decide On the Life of an Embryo&#039;</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T11:23:23-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) meet at Palazzo Maffei in Rome on June 15-16, 2026.</figcaption>
        </figure><p>His remarks were made during a Monday audience with the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation.</p>]]>
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        <title>After Meeting With Pope, Collaboration Between Vatican, Abuse Victims Takes ‘a Step Forward’</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T11:19:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Members of Ending Clergy Abuse (ECA) and the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) meet at Palazzo Maffei in Rome on June 15-16, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held the first structured dialogue with Ending Clergy Abuse on June 15-16 in Rome.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV to UN: To Combat Hunger, Focus On Humanity</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T10:57:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV delivers remarks at the headquarters of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Rome on June 22, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>The pontiff visited the headquarters of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome on June 22.</p>]]>
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        <title>The Summons of Religious Freedom Week</title>
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                <author>Andrea M. Picciotti-Bayer</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T10:56:33-05:00</pubDate>
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        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: The US bishops’ consecration to the Sacred Heart and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence adds unmistakable significance.</p>]]>
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        <title>Catholics Should Debate ‘Postliberalism’</title>
        <link>https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/catholics-should-debate-postliberalism</link>
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                <author>Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T09:00:13-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Daytime view of San Francisco</figcaption>
        </figure><p>COMMENTARY: Let this be a debate in which ‘steel sharpens steel.’</p>]]>
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        <title>‘Chant GPT’: How Catholics Are Responding to AI-Generated Gregorian Chant</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T08:19:32-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>The Monks of Norcia live at an abbey in just outside the city of Norcia, Italy, where they pray the Divine Office and celebrate Mass daily. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>As AI encroaches on sacred music, Catholics still hold true to Gregorian chant, a historical form of sacred music that is still alive today.</p>]]>
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        <title>Inside Notre Dame’s Notorious Zahm ‘Zoo’</title>
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                <author>Matthew McDonald</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-22T05:00:16-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Zahm Hall at the University of Notre Dame</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Former residents of the now-defunct men’s dormitory say its ‘weirdly sexualized’ culture went beyond the alleged sexual abuse of its longtime rector, Father Thomas King.</p>]]>
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        <title>5 Powerful Moments of Faith at the 2026 FIFA World Cup</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-21T20:00:12-05:00</pubDate>
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  <footer>Christian Charisius</footer>
  <figcaption>Felix Nmecha (Germany) and Jonathan Tah (Germany) pray with players from Curaçao after the German team’s 7-1 first-day Group E FIFA World Cup win on June 14, 2026, in Houston. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Christian athletes are making the name of Jesus known at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here are five powerful moments of faith at the international tournament so far.</p>]]>
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        <title>How the Post-Conciliar Classic ‘Bread Grows in Winter’ Speaks to Our Time</title>
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                <author>Solène Tadié</author>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-21T19:00:11-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Ida Friederike Görres is pictured with the cover of an English translation of one of her books, ‘Bread Grows in Winter.’
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        </figure><p>125 years after her birth, Ida Friederike Görres’ collection of essays, newly translated into English, reads like prophecy, according to one of the world’s foremost experts on her work.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Honors Mother Cabrini as Model for Church on Migration</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-21T11:33:21-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV speaks beside the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini in Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Italy, on June 20, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>Welcomed by about 5,000 faithful, Pope Leo visited the Parish of Santi Antonio Abate e Francesca Cabrini for adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and to venerate the heart of St. Frances Xavier Cabrini.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV Visits St. Augustine’s Tomb</title>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-21T11:28:32-05:00</pubDate>
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        </figure><p>In a visit to the northern Italian city, the Augustinian Pope prayed before the relics of St. Augustine, called for civic peace and solidarity, and comforted young cancer patients and their families.</p>]]>
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        <title>Pope Leo XIV: Contemplation Makes Christians Credible Witnesses</title>
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  <figcaption>Pope Leo XIV greets pilgrims gathered in St. Peter&#039;s Square at the Vatican for recitation of the Angelus on June 21, 2026. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>At the Angelus, the Pope urged the faithful to make room for silence before God and said 'no one can turn a blind eye' to refugees seeking safety.</p>]]>
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        <title>When Young Adults Find Spiritual Fatherhood</title>
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  <figcaption>Father Michael Bremer enjoys ice cream with Lexie Hadjin (left) and other students from the UGA Catholic Center. </figcaption>
        </figure><p>‘I just needed a gentle, loving father to show me who God is’ — Young Catholics find spiritual fatherhood in the priests who help them navigate life.</p>]]>
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        <pubDate>2026-06-21T05:00:23-05:00</pubDate>
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  <figcaption>‘The Holy Family With a Bird’</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Faithful Witnesses for Father’s Day and Always</p>]]>
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        <title>Being a Father, Becoming a Saint</title>
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                <author>Joseph Pearce</author>
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  <figcaption>Eugène Girardet (1853-1907), “The Flight to Egypt”</figcaption>
        </figure><p>Fatherhood is not an easy way — it is the way of the cross.</p>]]>
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