<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- <?pcf-stylesheet path="/_resources/xsl/for-all-forever-news/news-post-campaign.xsl" title="CampaignHTML" extension="-campaign.html" alternate="yes" ?> --><item href="/core-curriculum/news/inside-the-core-lotr-and-papal-encyclicals.html" dsn="news"><include-homepage/><teaser-title>'The Lord of the Rings' and Papal Encyclicals</teaser-title><teaser-description>Inside the Core, we are screening The Lord of the Rings in two parts on October 20 and 27 in connection with Pope Francis' Laudato and a faculty panel on Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas on October 29.</teaser-description><pubDate>10/19/2026</pubDate><title>Inside the Core</title><description>Inside the Core, we are screening "The Lord of the Rings" in two parts on October 20 and 27 in connection with Pope Francis' Laudato and a faculty panel on Pope Leo's Magnifica Humanitas on October 29.</description><author>Nancy Enright</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/pope-leo-xiv-320x180px.jpg" alt="Pope Leo XIV waving."/></image><shortnames/><category>Arts and Culture,Community Engagement,Faith and Service</category><department>University Core Curriculum</department><relationships>Campus Ministry,Catholic Studies Program,Center for Catholic Studies,College of Arts and Sciences,Department of English,Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology,University Core Curriculum</relationships><created-date>2026-10-16T20:15:11.512Z</created-date></item>