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The Home of Mary in Ephesus (photo: uCatholic)

Is This the Actual Home Where Our Lady & Saint John Lived? – Ryan Scheel, uCatholic

Stunning New Apsidal Paintings at the Toronto Oratory – 

Courage Apostolate to Host Major Conference on Pastoring Same-Sex Attracted Catholics – ChurchPOP

Adoremus: Can You Spare a Minute? – Fr. Sean Davidson, Catholic Herald

On the Problem of Arrested Spiritual Development – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

How to Build a Community in the ‘New Dark Ages’ – Francis Phillips, Catholic Herald

The Museum Preserves Da Vinci Notebooks in a Free Online Gallery – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia

Marc Trudeau is New Auxiliary Bishop for LA’s San Pedro Pastoral Region – California Catholic Daily

Making Movies that are Catholic, Inspiring, & Evangelistic – Jim Graves, The Catholic World Report

Fr. Gavancho’s Fate – Mark C. Henrie, First Things

Mysterious Medieval Graffiti Marks England’s Churches – Zelda Caldwell, Aleteia

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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