{"id":207446,"date":"2026-10-21T12:53:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/?p=207446&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=207446"},"modified":"2026-10-21T12:55:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T16:55:43","slug":"the-task-of-protecting-marriage-and-the-family-is-more-urgent-than-ever-before-pope-leos-words-today-copy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regnumchristi.com\/en\/the-task-of-protecting-marriage-and-the-family-is-more-urgent-than-ever-before-pope-leos-words-today-copy\/","title":{"rendered":"The task of protecting marriage and the family is \u201cmore urgent than ever before.\u201d: Pope Leo&#8217;s Words Today"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"207446\" class=\"elementor elementor-207446\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-element 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