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Holy Face of Jesus Allegedly Appears on Eucharistic Host in India – ChurchPOP +1

Powerful Pre-Lent Tradition – Septuagesima Sunday – Dan Burke at Catholic Spiritual Direction +1

Restore the Patriarchy & the Father’s Blessings – Susan Skinner at Catholic Stand

Where To Find Donors? . . . Try Here –  Brice Sokolowski at CatholicFundraiser.net

Pondering Diligence: A Lenten Preparation – Fr. Nicholas Blackwell, O. Carm., at Catholic Stand

How Jim Caviezel’s Life Was Forever Changed by Father Peyton & the Rosary – Philip Kosloski at Voyage Comics

Critiquing James Martin, SJ All Year Long – One Mad Mom

How to Dress Your Shape: Become a Peach of a Pear (Catholic Fashion Blog) – Meghan Ashley Styling

The Dignity & Sacred Role of the Priesthood – Constance T. Hull at Catholic Exchange

The Epidemic of Odium Patrum – Casey Chalk at Crisis Magazine

Does God Hear Your Prayers If You’re in a State of Mortal Sin? – Billy Ryan at uCatholic

Ask Father: Suspension of Communion on the Tongue because of Coronavirus – Fr. Z’s Blog

Africa’s Young Christians Face Danger From Islamic Extremism – Nina Shea at Religion Unplugged

What ‘Dignity’ Really Means – Francis Phillips at 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