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Buh-Bye, Target! Why I’m Going Along With the Boycott - Kathy Schiffer, Seasons of Grace

Eight Things You Should Know about the Armenian Genocide (Graphic Images) – Ruth Baker, Catholic Link

The Crusades: A Response to Islamic Jihad – Brian M. English, Crisis Magazine

For Christians in Aleppo, Syria, Life Remains a Struggle – ACN-USA News, Catholic Lane

St. Joseph the Worker and Communism - Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Christians Are Demanding This Alternative to Health Insurance – Matt Hadro, epicPew

Resilience of the Church, from Martyrs to Monks – Todd Nolan, Catholic Stand

King Abdullah II of Jordan Funds Holy Sepulchre Restoration Work – Giorgio Bernardelli, Vatican Insider

The Inescapable Lover – Theresa Williams, Ignitum Today

Four Lessons from the Mystical Saints – Jeannie Ewing, Catholic Exchange

Mutability Implies an Immutable Goal – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand

Outside Audit Suspended: Has Civil War Erupted at the Vatican? – Ed Condon, Catholic Herald

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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.

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