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Pope Francis Greeting Refugees
Pope Francis Greeting Refugees (photo: CNA via Crisis Magazine)

The Other Scandal - William Kilpatrick, Crisis Magazine+++

The Patrick Coffin Show: Can You Prove God Exists? With Dr. Edward Feser – Patrick Coffin, Catholic Stand

Fatima, Ideology, & the Vatican’s Homosexual Crisis – Carrie Gress Ph.D., The Catholic World Report

Response to a Challenge of Why I Rejected “Sola Scriptura” – Steve Ray, Defenders of the Catholic Faith

Reports of Chinese Officials Shutting Down Churches, Burning Bibles – John Burger, Aleteia

Bishop Issues Incredible Report on Crying Statue Miracle – ChurchPOP

Who had the Bright Idea of Trans-ferring Men to Women’s Prisons? – Ann Farmer, Mercatornet

Introducing Christian Meditation – David Torkington, Catholic Exchange

The Sex Scandals, Cover-ups, & Pope Francis - Big Pulpit

Tough Times for Faith & Reason – Ben Butera, The American Catholic

Pontifical Commission for Protection of Minors Concludes Plenary Assembly – Vatican News

What Does Philippians 4:13 Really Say? – Dan Byron, Catholic Stand

What Version of Human Dignity Should Catholics Defend? – James Kalb, Crisis Magazine

For Whom & for What are We Praying at the Beginning of the Roman Canon? – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

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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