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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-07T16:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>Vatican to revisit Amoris Laetitia a decade after its publication</news:title>
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        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:title>Answering Pope Leo’s call for digital sobriety</news:title>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-07T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>China releases pastor as concerns remain for Jimmy Lai</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-06T18:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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    <loc>https://thecatholicherald.com/article/on-the-250th-anniversary-of-the-founding-of-the-united-states-of-america</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-06T10:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>On the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-06T09:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-06T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-06T14:17:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-05T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-09T05:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Spanish cardinal denies accusations of sexual assault </news:title>
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    <loc>https://thecatholicherald.com/article/clarksons-farm-and-a-line-that-should-not-have-been-crossed</loc>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-10T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘Clarkson’s Farm’ and a line that should not have been crossed</news:title>
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        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-09T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Leo XIV and the prospects for Catholic-Orthodox reunion</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-09T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>‘Nun Girl Summer’: the internet’s most unlikely obsession</news:title>
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    <loc>https://thecatholicherald.com/article/the-psalm-that-changed-augustines-life</loc>
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      <news:publication>
        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-07-09T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The psalm that changed Augustine’s life</news:title>
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  <url>
    <loc>https://thecatholicherald.com/article/the-man-china-fears-most-in-conversation-with-claire-lai</loc>
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