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New Bill would Protect Churches with Political Views from the I.R.S. – Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis: “Gender Theory” is a “Great Enemy of Marriage Today” – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

How to Curtail Judicial Activism – Stephen M. Krason J.D. Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

The Last Nine Hyeronimite Monks – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia

Mercy: A Call to Repentance – Peter Jermann, Crisis Magazine

First Belgian Child Euthanized, Slippery Slope Morphs into Cliff – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth and Charity Forum

Pope Francis Amends Canon Law to Show Sensitivity to Eastern Catholic Churches – Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service via Crux

Angels: God’s Servants and Messengers – Nada Mazzei, Catholic Stand

How to Keep Your Witness When You’re Not a Morning Person – Jessica McAfee, epicPew

The New Orthodox-Catholic Agreement is a Landmark – but There’s a Long Way to Go - Fr. Mark Drew, Catholic Herald

Quæritur: Why Must One Be in Communion with Rome? – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

3 Cardinals Sign Statement Defending Magisterial Teaching on the Sacraments – Catholic Herald

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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

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