Jan. 2, 2016 - Pope Francis's 2016 Plans/ Some Gems in Synod's Official Final Report

2016 is here! What will the new year bring? Jeanette De Melo and the Register's Rome correspondent Edward Pentin look ahead at what Pope Francis will be doing in the New Year. Also, Jeanette and Register contributor Glenn Stanton share some golden nuggets on marriage and family that may have gone unnoticed in 2015's synod squabbles.

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