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The Abuse Crisis Casts Doubt on the Whole Post-Vatican II Settlement - Matthew Schmitz, Catholic Herald+++

Fr. Thomas Rosica Says Pope Above Scripture & Tradition, Contradicts Jesus – John Zmirak Ph.D.

Homosexual Predation Scandal & Cover-up: Continuous Live Updates 24/7 - Big Pulpit

God is More Powerful than Satan & Other Demonological Points – Msgr. Charles Pope, Community in Mission

Ten Ways to Fall In Love With the Bible – Fr. Ed Broom O.M.V., Catholic Exchange

A Woman of Science: Maria Gaetana Agnesi – Fr. George W. Rutler Th.D. Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

3 Books to Read as the School Year Begins – Katie Prejean, epicPew

Chinese Sacrificial Hat (Chinese Biretta), Inculturation in China – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

How to Tell If Your Fundraising Campaign Will Work – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

An Improvement to the “Ratio” Governing the Formation of Priests in Seminaries – Fr. Z's Blog

Laity Ill After Touching “Poisoned” Holy Water at Notre Dame, Paris – uCatholic

On News Reports – Fr. James V. Schall S.J., The Catholic Thing

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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