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Padre Pio Mysteriously Visits Boy With Leukemia: The Little-Known Visions of an Anglican Boy – ChurchPOP +1

This Beautiful Prayer From The Catholic Ordinariate Will Help You Be Ready For Communion – Kathleen N. Hattrup at Aleteia +1

Miracle? Final Moments Of Ulrich “George” Klopfer, Abortionist Who Left 2,200 Aborted Bodies, Converted? – Fr. Daniel Scheidt at Our Sunday Visitor

History Shows: Faithful Catholics Can Survive (& Thrive) in the Midst of Crisis – Rod Bennett at Catholic Exchange

Suffering: Mess or Masterpiece? – Vicki Burbach at Pelican’s Breast

Holding Hands at Mass? Fr. John Riccardo’s 4-Minute Answer – Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Ask Father: Can Curses, & Diabolical Attachments Be Handed From One Generation To The Next?”. . . – Fr. Z’s Blog

If the Catholic Church Ordains Women – Shane Schaetzel at Complete Christianity

Our “Sophisticated” Bible Translators – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Spiritual But Not Religious – Off the Shelf With Fr. John Bartunek – Pete Socks at Catholic Stand

Why I Call Myself a “Traditional Catholic” – Eric Sammons at Swimming Upstream

Medical Aid In Dying Is ‘Playing God’ – Part I – Allison Low at Catholic Stand

A Look At The Brebeuf Appeal – Edward Peters, J.D., J.C.D., at In the Light of the Law

Communist China Harvests Organs From Christians, Tribunal Says – Mary Margaret Olohan at The Stream

Vatican Refuses Requests For Child Abuse Inquiry Evidence – Sean O’Neill at The Times (of London)

Is Christianity Better Sung Than Said? – Michael White at Catholic Herald

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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