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Excellent Patron Saint For LGBTQ – St. Charles Lwanga & Companions, Martyrs – Fr. Z’s Blog +1

Bishop Tobin of Providence Attacked for Speaking a Plain Truth – Anthony M. Esolen, Ph.D., at Crisis Magazine +1

Stay Put & Serve During Sad Times – Betty Parquette at Catholic Stand

Divine Worship in Vienna! – Deborah Gyapong at The Anglicanorum Coetibus Society

The Miracle of Rose Condit’s Survival – Peter Darcy at Catholic Stand

The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Nathalie Fernandez at Ignitum Today

Catholic Clergy Pledge to Risk Jail Rather than Obey California’s Confession Bill – Katie Yoder at Catholic Vote

Pope Francis Wants To Preserve & Safeguard The Catholic Character Of Caritas – C.C. Pecknold at Catholic Herald

A New Threat To The Seal Of Confession In Australia – James Parker at The Catholic Weekly

New Book By Two Dominicans Aims To Help Men Discern Religious Vocations – The Catholic World Report

The Equality Act – David Carlin at The Catholic Thing

New Yorkers March For Life At The State Capitol – Jeffrey Bruno at Aleteia

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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