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Who was Saint John Paul II’s Favorite Saint? - Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

A Practical Guide To The Works Of Mercy – Robert Marco at Catholic Exchange

Christian Freedom in a Technology-Saturated World - Sister Christina Neumann at Catholic Stand

The Hidden Christian Meaning Behind the Ancient Candy Cane Christmas Treat - Caroline Perkins at ChurchPOP

Catholics Dating Non-Catholics - Rachel Hoover at Catholic Answers Magazine

Find Joy in Your Deepest Wounds, Especially During Christmas - Melanie J. Juneau at Catholic Stand

How to Live Simply by Living Liturgically - Abigail Wilkinson Miller at Radiant Magazine

Contraception: The Cause of All Our Problems - Father Bryce Lungren at Crisis Magazine

New Ad Theologiam Promovendam Motu Proprio: Theology, What Theology? - Father Elias Leyds, C.S.J., at EWTN Low Countries

Why Can’t Every Day Be Like Christmas? - Randall B. Smith, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

Moral Bankruptcy in the Vatican? - Father Allan J. McDonald at Southern Orders

Did Pope Francis Just Permit Same-Sex "Marriage"? - The Pillar

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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.

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‘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