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      <news:title>Questions remain after suppression of the Marian Franciscans</news:title>
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      <image:title>Can Ireland be Catholic again?</image:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T10:49:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:title>A toast to the Stuarts</news:title>
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        <news:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T20:20:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Fourteen bishops to join March for Life UK in record episcopal turnout</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T18:30:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Sleepwalking into eugenics</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Two cheers for Stoicism</news:title>
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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:name>The Catholic Herald</news:name>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T06:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Lola Salem on… the erosion of taste</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-04T05:55:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Pope Leo XIV establishes foundation for Vatican solar project</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:44:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:32:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Bishop describes atheist anthem as the “most beautiful song in the world”</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T13:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>EWTN’s president Alvarado appointed to head Vatican communications</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>A grave new threat to religious freedom in India</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T16:21:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Former Anglican nuns mark decade in full communion with Rome</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-03T08:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-02T20:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-06T10:10:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
      <news:title>Pride Month and the search for belonging</news:title>
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      <news:publication_date>2026-06-05T18:00:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
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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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