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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T17:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-01T10:59:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>One in four Gen Z women may never have children, Irish study warns</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T05:40:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-01T17:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-01T19:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The dangers of AI in a decadent society</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-01T12:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>The Copts, the SSPX, and what everyone missed about Leo this week</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-01T18:15:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T05:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T06:47:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Vatican selects Isaiah prophecy for 2026 creation day</news:title>
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      <news:title>Lola Salem on… the erosion of taste</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-07T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Teaching children to wonder before the Eucharist</news:title>
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