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				[{"id":1451,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/city-streets-to-vatican-suites-but-leo-is-not-just-another-pope\/","name":"city-streets-to-vatican-suites-but-leo-is-not-just-another-pope","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/bob-peru-family.jpg","alt":""},"title":"City streets to Vatican suites: But Leo is not just another pope","author":{"name":"Thomas O'Loughlin","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/tomoloughlin\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:06:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-11 02:03:14","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 14:03:14","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":24},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In contrast to popes whose cultural identities overlapped entirely with Catholic tradition, Leo XIV represents a shift. He belongs to a generation where being Catholic doesn\u2019t necessarily mean being culturally dominant, and where faith must engage with difference rather than assume uniformity."},{"id":520,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/taking-no-for-an-answer\/","name":"taking-no-for-an-answer","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/tahir-osman-_VELg5I3ZyU-unsplash.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Local churches outsourcing their souls","author":{"name":"William Grimm","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/williamg\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:04:10","modifiedDate":"2025-06-11 02:03:08","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 14:03:08","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":2},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Like children begging for sweets, the Church pleads for more vocations. But maybe it's time to stop asking\u2014and start listening to what the Spirit is actually saying."},{"id":1321,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/mind-the-gap\/","name":"mind-the-gap","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/mind-the-gap.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Mind the gap","author":{"name":"Sande Ramage","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/sanderamage\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:03:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-11 02:03:24","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 14:03:24","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":45},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Michelangelo\u2019s Creation scene shows Adam, exposed and hesitant, his hand extended but never quite touching God\u2019s. That gap between them \u2014 always present \u2014 says more than connection ever could."},{"id":1419,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/catholic-social-teaching-gets-digital-upgrade\/","name":"catholic-social-teaching-gets-digital-upgrade","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/jonathan-ramalho-krL34dLX-3k-unsplash.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Catholic social teaching gets digital upgrade","author":{"name":"Nuala Kenny","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/nuala-kenny\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:02:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-11 02:03:02","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 14:03:02","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/flashes\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Flashes<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":20},"status":"publish","excerpt":"Catholic social teaching insists that moral clarity isn\u2019t enough. It demands concrete action\u2014against poverty, ignorance, and inequality. For Leo XIV, the Church\u2019s voice must not echo platitudes but challenge broken systems that steal childhoods and sacrifice the vulnerable."}]

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				[{"id":1347,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/global-shift-in-religious-affiliation-and-the-rise-of-new-spiritual-movements\/","name":"global-shift-in-religious-affiliation-and-the-rise-of-new-spiritual-movements","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Candles_at_baptism-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"Global shift in religious affiliation and the rise of new spiritual movements","author":{"name":"Syndicated","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/syndicated\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:12:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-12 23:05:39","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-12 11:05:39","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":3,"sec":37},"status":"publish","excerpt":"A global study reveals that 67% of adults surveyed were raised Christian, yet only 41% still claim that identity. This widening gap signals that modern societies\u2014particularly younger and more educated demographics\u2014are redefining their spiritual paths outside of organised religion."},{"id":1430,"link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/2025\/06\/10\/the-world-still-needs-a-pope\/","name":"the-world-still-needs-a-pope","thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Pope-Leo-waiving-300x169.jpg","alt":""},"title":"The pope matters even if you're not a Catholic","author":{"name":"Miles Pattenden","link":"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/author\/miles-pattenden\/"},"date":"Jun 10, 2025","dateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:06:00","modifiedDate":"2025-06-10 18:24:53","modifiedDateGMT":"2025-06-10 06:24:53","commentCount":"0","commentStatus":"closed","categories":{"coma":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>","space":"<a href=\"https:\/\/flashesinsight.com\/category\/analysis-comment\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Analysis and Comment<\/a>"},"taxonomies":{"post_tag":""},"readTime":{"min":2,"sec":51},"status":"publish","excerpt":"In a world driven by ratings and revenue, the pope remains a singular global figure\u2014elected not by popular vote, but by cardinals\u2014and speaks to conscience rather than consumerism. His presence challenges assumptions about leadership in the modern age."}]

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