Francis’ Latest Prayer Video Spotlights Christian Persecution, Are Bishops Listening and More!

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Pope Francis’ Latest Prayer Video Spotlights Christian Persecution – Hannah Brockhaus, Catholic News Agency

Dear Bishops: Are You Listening? – Brian Williams, Liturgy Guy

Seeking a Holy Silence in Lent – Mike Eisenbath, Catholic Stand

Punch Evil in the Fayce!! How to Protect Yourself from Evil and Witchcraft – Laura Ricketts, epicPew

Autonomy and Interconnectedness – Don DeMarco Ph.D., Truth and Charity Forum

The Varieties of Crosses – Howard Kainz, The Catholic Thing

Europe Will Be ‘Adrift’ If It Loses Christian Roots, Faith Leaders Warn – Catholic News Agency

On the Role of the Holy Spirit in Papal Elections – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture

Why Are Addicts and Outcasts So Often Strongly Religious? – Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Ph.D., Catholic Herald

“It is Finished” — The Witness to the Culmination of a Promise – Mark C. McCann, Catholic Stand

Could a Pope be in Schism? - Edward N. Peter J.C.D. J.D., The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

“O You Who Come to This Abode of Pain. . .”, Thoughts on ‘Amoris Lætitia’ – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Fashion Giants are Making Italy’s Holy Sites Sparkle Again – Miguel Cullen, Catholic Herald

Silverstream Priory Canonically Established as a Monastery: Update – Gregory DiPippo, New Liturgical Movement

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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