China Still Persecuting Priests, Statue Depicts Flaying of St. Bartholomew Skinned Alive, and More!

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China: Leading Dissident Catholic Priest Driven Out of Church – Wang Yichi at Bitter Winter +1

Look: This Macabre Statue Depicts the Flaying of Saint Bartholomew Skinned Alive – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

Can a Child Be Baptized Catholic, If One Parent Strenuously Objects? – Cathy Caridi, J.C.L., at Canon Law Made Easy

The Power Of Words: "Dying With Dignity" Vs. "Suicide" - Michael Cook at Mercatornet

The Construction of a Liturgical Solemnity in the Roman Rite - Shawn R. Tribe at Liturgical Arts Journal

A Remedy for the Catechetical Poverty of Our Time - Christian Browne at Crisis Magazine

Injury With Words: Reviling - Stacy A. Trasancos, Ph.D., at Catholic East Texas

Innocence & Promoting the True Reality – Todd Nolan at Catholic Stand

Defaming Jews Who Defend Pius XII – Tom Nash at Catholic Answers Magazine

Uncharitable Passions II: The Deadly Sin of Wrath – Anthony S. Layne at Catholic Stand

The Almost Forgotten Traditional & Important Church Teaching: The Marital Debt – Fr. B. Jerabek, J.C.L. +1

Is It Okay to Call a Catholic Priest “Father”? – Deacon M. Bickerstaff at Integrated Catholic Life™

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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