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10 Fascinating Things You Didn’t Know About the Swiss Guard – Robert Barby II, epicPew

This Year Is a Chance for Catholics to Rediscover Our Lady of Perpetual Help – Fr. Matthew Pittam, Catholic Herald

At-Home Ovulation Test a ‘Breakthrough’ for Natural Family Planning (NFP) – Brian Fraga, OSV Newsweekly

Answering Stephen Colbert’s Favorite Atheist Physicist – Trent Horn, Catholic Answers

Spring Cleaning My Soul – Karen Reep, Catholic Stand

Ignoring the Past, Catholics Do Not Thereby Become Profound Thinkers – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Pope Francis Names New Bishop for Arizona-Based Byzantine Eparchy – Kevin J. Jones, Catholic News Agency

Don’t Let Our Faith Be Privatised: Catholics Have a Vital Role to Play in Politics – Ruth Kelly, Catholic Herald

Quæritur: Blessing of Olive Oil and Incense – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Joe Biden and the Laetare Muddle – Michael J. Nader, The Catholic World Report

New Government Edict Escalates Bathroom War – Peter Jermann, Crisis Magazine

The End of Political Christian Humanism in Europe? - Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

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