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Pope’s Critique of ‘Gender Theory’ Emboldens Bishops to Speak Out – Inés San Martín, Crux

After Decline in Sales, Target Tests Out Bathroom Compromise – Catholic News Agency

Let’s Follow Mother Teresa and Prioritize Abortion in 2016 – Carl Anderson, Crux

Must Catholics Believe that Islam Is Peaceful? – William Kilpatrick Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

7 Sweet and Romantic Ways Catholics Celebrate An Anniversary – Matt Vander Vennet, epicPew

What’s It Like to be a Persecuted Christian? This Exhibit Shows You – Andrea Gagliarducci, Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis’ Angelus: “Our Life Is Not a Video Game or a Soap Opera; Our Life Is Serious” - Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

We Need Sacred Liturgy, Not “Better” Worship – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy

Villages ‘Obliterated’ as Christian Persecution Grows in Eastern Congo – Catholic Herald

Has America Turned Its Back on God? Part I & Part II– Gene Van Son, Catholic Stand

Is There Any Hope Left for the Renewal of the Church? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture

Pro-Life Campaigners Welcome Suspension of Marie Stopes Services – 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