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Did Pius XII Prophesy About a “Church Which Remains Silent & Weakens the Law of God”?  Billy Ryan at uCatholic +1

What Was Lent Like In the Early Church?  Philip Kosloski at Aleteia +1

Three Ways to Pray for Priests  Rose Folsom at Catholic Exchange

Responding to an Eastern Orthodox Christian Who Challenged me on Catholic Answers Live  Steve Ray at Defenders of the Catholic Faith +1

Was St. Peter Married When He Met Jesus?  Philip Kosloski of Aleteia

General Confession Slams the Door on Satan  Richard G. Evans at Catholic Stand

Recovering from Cultural Dementia  Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at The Catholic Thing

How Do We Welcome the Stranger in our Midst When We’re Afraid?  Janet Meyer at Catholic Stand

I Am Not A Fervent Admirer of Pope Pius XII For These Three Reasons  Fr John Hunwicke at Mutual Enrichment

What are the 'Proper Chants' for Mass & Why Should We Use Them?  Fr. Martin Fox at Bonfire of the Vanities

Matthew 7:7 – The Lenten Appeal Blueprint  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

A Watchmaker or Loving Father?  Thomas Clements at Ignitum Today

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Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne attends a German Synodal Way assembly on March 9, 2023.

Four German Bishops Resist Push to Install Permanent ‘Synodal Council’

Given the Vatican’s repeated interventions against the German process, the bishops said they would instead look to the Synod of Bishops in Rome. Meanwhile, on Monday, German diocesan bishops approved the statutes for a synodal committee; and there are reports that the synodal committee will meet again in June.

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