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These Are the Oldest Surviving Images of the Virgin Mary  Billy Ryan of uCatholic +1

The Surprising Little-Known Story Behind St. Thérèse’s Famous Joan of Arc Photo  ChurchPOP +1

Apple Cooperates With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to Censor “Bitter Winter”  Marco Respinti of Bitter Winter

Twitter Bans Pro-Life Accounts for Exposing Planned Parenthood Selling Aborted Baby Parts  Steven Ertelt of Life News

The Beauty of the Liturgy, Beauty of the Soul: An Essay by Dom Karl Wallner, O. Cist.  Aelredus Rievallensis of Canticum Salomonis

‘Abhorrent’: Advertisers Bail on YouTube After Pedophiles Flood Platform’s Comment Section  Chris White of The Stream

Confession: Celebrating a Renewed Friendship with God  Gabriel Garnica of Catholic Stand

This Slave Became America’s First African-American Priest - Chloe Langr of epicPew

The Mystery of the Giant Cross That Appeared on a Beach in Florida - Aleteia

The Holy Spirit: Wild & Wonderful - Paul Oakes of Catholic Stand

Why I Am Staying Catholic  Russell Shaw of The Catholic World Report

Understanding & Combating the Francis Effect  Jonathan B. Coe of Crisis Magazine

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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