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“Fake News” – The Paganization of the Church – Allison Low, Catholic Stand

How to Raise 1 Billion Dollars for Catholic Charities - Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

The YOUCAT Bible: A Fresh Overview of the Word of God – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture

Five Ways to Listen to God – Brother Simon Teller O.P., Catholic Exchange

How Social Media Is Killing Your Attention Span – Sam Guzman, The Catholic Gentleman

The Enduring Perils of Divorce With Dr. Diane Medved – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Stand

The Unlikely Connection between Saints Therese of Lisieux and Joan of Arc – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia

Quæritur: Can Babies See Angels? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

About the Ministry of the Angels Throughout Creation – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

Fatima’s Great and Hidden Servant Who Stayed a “Little Longer” – Fr. Roger J. Landry, Integrated Catholic Life™

Medicine As Instrument of Power: Using Politics to Subvert Science – Matthew Hunley, The Catholic Thing

Let’s Stop Using “Conscience” as a Mere Excuse for a Lazy Immorality – Fr. Robert McTeigue S.J., Aleteia

Nostra Aetate and the Catholic Response to Islam – Stephen M. Krason Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

Cardinal Sarah’s Stellar Talk on Urgent Needs for Our Sacred Liturgical Worship – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Well Done Friendly Atheist – Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts

Summary Against Modern Thought: Animal Souls Aren’t Immortal – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to the Stars!

Catholic Lite and Europe’s Demographic Suicide - George Weigel, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Is the Holy See Still Capable of Prophecy? – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican

Jesuits like Fr. James Martin Should Learn from Africa – Stephen Herreid, Catholic Vote

Censorship Alert: Boston Globe Bans Those Who Disagree With It! – David F. Pierre Jr., TheMediaReport.com

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis