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The Church and the Syrian Refugees - William L. Patenaude, The Catholic World Report

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Egypt: Christians Defend Al Azhar University - Alessandro Speciale, Vatican Insider

The Saint who Gregorian Chant was Named After - Ed West, Catholic Herald

A Protestant Scholar on the Miracles at Lourdes - Michael Barber, The Sacred Page

Burning Down the Great Library of Alexandria: A Christian Conspiracy? - Jon Sorensen, Catholic Answers

Nun-Sense - Patrick Archbold, Creative Minority Report

Strange Gods: Unmasking the Idols in Everyday Life - Patricia Fagnant-MacArthur, Catholic Lane

Vatican Picks Up Free Agent Tim Tebow - Eye of the Tiber

Legal Recognition to Unions Between Homosexual Persons - Vatican

Was Pope Francis Fooled by the Vatican “Gay Lobby”? - Sandro Magister, Aleteia

The Mass and Our Love for Jesus - Russ Rentler MD, Crossed the Tiber

Many Catholics Will Fall Away in Persecution - Saint Etheldreda’s Place

The Great Divide - Brianna Heldt, Ignitum Today

Science Experiment: Water Cleansing Project - Mary Kate Warner, Catholic Mom

Iowa Democrats Praying to Moloch for Abortion – Donald R. McClarey JD, The American Catholic

Are You a Clear Thinker? - Ben, Two Catholic Men & a Blog

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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