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Padre Pio’s Secret Weapon Against The Evils In The World Today – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia +1

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Todd Meade Story: From Southern Baptist Liberty University to Catholic – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

From Assaulting a Priest to Devout Catholic: The Story of Saint Peregrine - Billy Ryan at uCatholic

Archbishop Cordileone: The Path To The Eucharist Is The Sacrament Of Penance - California Catholic Daily

Immigration Idealism: A Case For Christian Realism - Matthew Schmitz at First Things

Change the Governance of the Church! Responding to the Sex Abuse Crisis in the Church – David Clayton at New Liturgical Movement

When St. Joseph Appeared In France He Left A Miraculous Spring Of Water - Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

The Reality Of The Soul & Its Implications – Christian Daru at Catholic Stand

St. Bernardine’s Advice For Handling Criticism Gracefully – Fr. Michael Rennier at Aleteia

Jesus Calls Us to Have Courage – Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand

Puberty Blockers: A Transgender Experiment Built On Sand - John Greenall at Mercatornet

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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