Questionable Speakers

— St. Peter's College in Jersey City, N.J. — New Jersey Superior Court Judge Reginald Stanton, who has advocated abortion rights and in 1986 ordered a Catholic hospital to withhold nutrition and thus starve a patient to death in accordance with her wishes.

— Boston College Law School — Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who has defended and upheld the Roe v. Wade decision.

— College Misericordia in Dallas, Pa. — Cokie and Steven Roberts, who have upheld the right to abortion in their joint-syndicated column many times.

— Niagara University in New York — former Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci, a public advocate of abortion rights and homosexual rights.

— College of St. Joseph in Rutland, Vt. — Vermont Gov. James Douglas, who campaigned with a pro-abortion position and has publicly endorsed abortion rights.

— Quincy University in New York — radio broadcaster Paul Harvey, a public advocate of abortion rights.

— Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, a public advocate of abortion rights.

—Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. — civil-rights activist Roger Wilkins, a public advocate of abortion rights.

—University of Scranton, Pa. — Chris Matthews.

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