June 21, 2013 Fortnight for Freedom: Bishop Paprocki •Jason Adkins of the Minn. Catholic Conf

This week on Register Radio, Jeanette De Melo spoke to Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield, Illinois about the Fortnight for Freedom, June 21- July 4, and the significance of the timing on the eve of the feast days of martyrs Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher. In the second half of the show, she spoke to Jason Adkins, executive director of the Minnesota Catholic Conference. They spoke about the roles of laity and clergy in the campaign to protect religious freedom.

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