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5 of the Most Beautiful, Awe-Inspiring Cemeteries in the World - Vittoria Traverso, Aleteia+++

Government Hostility to Religious Foster Parents Deprives Children of Love – Kathryn J. Lopez

Chinese Priests “Disappeared” & State Indoctrination – Mark Lambert, De Omnibus Dubitandum Est.

The Father of the Big Bang Theory Given Credit With Official Name Change – Billy Ryan, uCatholic

The Elephant in the Room Threatens the Church – David Torkington, Catholic Stand

How Contrary Orientations Signify Contradictory Theologies – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

More New Reports on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

The Boston Globe Untethered In Its Latest Hit Piece Against the Bishops – David F. Pierre Jr., TheMediaReport.com

The Internet: How Much is Too Much? – Rachael Johnson, Ignitum Today

A Solid “State of the Question” Video about The Present Crisis – Fr. Z’s Blog

From Fear of Death to Abounding Hope in Christ – Allison Low, Catholic Stand

Thomas Pink on “Official Theology” (Updated) – Edward Feser Ph.D.

Clashing Victimocracies – Peter J. Leithart, First Things

Pope Francis Appoints a New Archbishop for Cotabato in the Philippines – Vatican News

Gender Ideologues Threaten Alberta’s Christian Schools – Joseph Woodward, Crisis Magazine

Communist China: The List of the Xie Jiao, the Main Tool of Religious Persecution – Massimo Introvigne, Bitter Winter

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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