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St. Malachy Prophecy, Why Pope Benedict is the "Glory of the Olive" by Taylor Marshall PhD of the Canterbury Tales blog - Big Pulpit

In Defense of Holy Images: Eight Pearls of Wisdom from St. John Damascene – Saint Peter's List

Five Resources For Catholic Artists – Burke Ingraffia, Catholic Stand

Benedict Face to Face with Islam – Andrew Doran JD, First Things/On the Square

The Alleged Conflict Between Science & Faith – Stacy Trasancos PhD

Bells and Smells of Mass, Why Our Senses Matter When We Worship – BrigitJ, Catholic Sistas

Peter Rabbit and the Fall of Man – Connie Rossini, Contemplative Homeschool

What are the Real Differences between Cardinals Mahony and Gomez? – Terry Mattingly, Patheos/Get Religion

Benedict’s Papacy and Abdication - Big Pulpit

Evangelical Catholicism and What to Look Out For – Kevin O’Brien, Waiting for Godot to Leave

The Strange World of Garry Wills – Tom Piatak JD, Crisis Magazine

Exhibition at St. Vincent Archabbey – Shawn Tribe, New Liturgical Movement

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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