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The Holy See & Cardinal Pell  George Weigel at The Catholic World Report +1 229

Ladies & Gentlemen, the Church in Germany, In All Her Glorious Calamity  Fr. Z's Blog +1

What in the World Is a “Worship Space”?  Fr. John A. Perricone, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine +1 95

Jesus’ Proven Method For Conquering Temptation  uCatholic

Transgender Activist Desecrates Virgin Mary Statue During Rosary Rally (Video Inside)  ChurchPOP

Tongue-Tied Bishops—Is It Fear of Retribution?  Phillip Lawler at Catholic Culture

Our Baptismal Call to Holiness & Becoming A Saint  Allison Low at Catholic Stand

The Ancient Tradition of Penance  Catholic Answers Magazine

A Time for Silence  Barbara Padolina at Catholic Stand

We Can’t Do it Ourselves: Growing in Holiness During Lent  Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

Pope Leo XIII Teaches Fundraising  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

What Was St. Patrick’s Real Name? The Fascinating History Behind Ireland’s Patron Saint  ChurchPOP

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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