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Examples of Thriving Parishes & How They Succeeded - Emily Stimpson Chapman, OSV Newsweekly

Pope Francis: It’s ‘Terrible’ Children Taught They can Choose Gender – Catholic Herald

So What Is This Antifa We’re Hearing About? - Dave Griffey, Daffey Thoughts

The Catholic Victims of Communism in North Korea – Alison Basley, Catholic Vote

From Strangers to Neighbors: Working with Refugees – Cynthia Millen, Catholic Stand

Melbourne Archbishop: I’ll Go to Jail Before I Break the Seal of Confession – Chloe Langr, epicPew

A Vicarious Grief Observed – Cristina Montes, Ignitum Today

What a Fundraiser Should Do Every Week – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.com

The Revitalization of a Parish in Ultra-Secular San Francisco – Fr. Z’s Blog

Mexico City Archdiocese Counters Allegations of Sex Abuse Cover Up – Catholic News Agency via The Catholic World Report

Unplug for God & Find Joy in Silence – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand

“LIT” is One of the Best Catholic Resources Available – Shaun McAfee O.P., epicPew

A Trip to Moscow for Pope Francis? – Andrea Gagliarducci, Monday Vatican

Joan of Arc Caught in Statue-Toppling Movement – Joanne McPortland, Aleteia

How About This? “Cradle Catholics Should Speak Less, Listen More” – Fr. Z’s Blog

Celebrating Racists – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

President Macron’s Popularity is Collapsing as France Faces a Winter of Upheaval – David Cowan, Catholic Herald

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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