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This is the First Known Apparition of Our Lady after the Assumption - Larry Peterson, Aleteia+++

When Does the Church Tolerate Divorce? – Leila Miller, Catholic Answers Magazine

A Comedy of Errors & the Amazon Synod – Fr. Peter M.J. Stravinskas Ph.D. S.T.D., The Catholic World Report

The Church’s Tough Teachings Saved This Man’s Marriage – Chloe Langr, epicPew

Kavanaugh, Anti-Catholic Bigotry, & the Catholic Vote – Stephen Herreid, Catholic Vote

Catholic Priest Spat on at Protestant March in Scotland – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Creatio ex Nihilo: Why We Believe* – Robert Kurland Ph.D., Catholic Stand

What Is it You Want to Change? – Nathalie Fernandez, Ignitum Today

Rebuilding Western Civilization: A Tale of Two Monasteries – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Bayeux Tapestry to Return to the UK After Nearly 1,000 Years – J.P. Mauro, Aleteia

Francis Cardinal Arinze: If Protestants Want to Receive Communion, They Should Convert – Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald

In The Garden of Charlemagne – Traditius, The Tradition Order

The Essential Homeschooler’s Guide to College Admission – Nick Marmalejo, Seton Magazine

Liturgical Objects Restored in Italy – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

Massimo Faggioli’s War on Humanæ Vitæ – Fr. Z’s Blog

The Art of the Habit: Three North American Examples – Claudio Salvucci, Liturgical Arts Journal

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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