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Heartbreak and Hunger in Somalia - Marry DeTurris Poust, Our Sunday Visitor

. . . News.va: Famine in Somalia spreads to three more areas . . .

Kenyan Bishops Launch Emergency Fund to Assist in Famine - Agenzia Fides

African Famine: Inhuman to Remain Indifferent - News.va/L’Osservatore Romano

The Archbishop Who Organized Two WYD’s - Andrés Beltramo Álvarez, La Stampa

. . . World Youth Day Madrid: A Day That Will Make History . . .

Never Give Up! Keep Praying & Working for Souls! - Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington

How to be a Good Confessor - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, The New Theological Movement

The Question of Government Size & Scope - Dr. Jeff Mirus, CatholicCulture.org/In Depth Analysis

“Christian Terrorism”? - Raymond Ibrahim, Catholic Lane

Voting for Polytheists - Paul Zummo

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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