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Franciscan University of Steubenville Graduation Students
Franciscan University of Steubenville Graduation Students (photo: Franciscan University of Steubenville via Facebook/Fair Use)

These Catholic Colleges are Boasting Record Enrollment Numbers - Kelly Salmon, Aleteia+++

The Quantum Catholic: Do Quantum & Religious Mysteries Intersect? – Robert Kurland Ph.D., Catholic Stand

Social Justice as Taught by the Catholic Mass – David L. Gray, DavidLGray.info

Fr. James Martin Unleashes Social Media Mob on Catholic Whistleblowers – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine++

Whom Do We Let In? – Erin Cain, Ignitum Today

Bishop Ingeniously Debunks Stephen Hawking in This Epic Twitter Post – ChurchPOP+

Catholic Teaching on the Truth of Scripture – J.P. Nunez, Catholic Stand

10 Timeless Names for Your Baby Boy Inspired by Historical Popes – Cerith Gardiner, Aleteia

New Reports on the Sex Abuse Scandals & Cover-ups - Big Pulpit

Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron’s of Los Angeles New Project: Helping Parishes Engage with the Lapsed – Michael Davis, Catholic Herald

How to Fundraise, Without the Heavy Lifting – Brice Sokolowski, CatholicFundraiser.net

Papal Humiliations III: The Cock of the Lateran – Zachary Thomas, Liturgical Arts Journal

What Are American Values – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic

Historical Holiness: How Religious Orders Illumine the Path to Perfection – Matthew S. Leonard

Another Group of Women Destroyed by the Vatican Congregation for Religious – Fr. Z’s Blog+

God, Bolsonaro, & Brazil – Carlos Caso-Rosendi

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