Rocco Palmo On New Philly Bishop Nelson Perez, Did John The Baptist Know Or Not Know Jesus And More!

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The Next Archbishop of Philadelphia Will be Bishop Nelson Perez of Cleveland – Rocco Palmo at Whispers in the Loggia +1

St. John the Baptist Confusing Words of Knowing Or Not-Knowing Who Jesus Was – Msgr. Charles Pope at Community in Mission +1

Jesus, Wine, & the Temperance Movement – Daniel Demers at Catholic Stand

Why is St. Sebastian Patron Saint of Athletes? – Philip Kosloski at Aleteia

The “No-choice” Choice: The Cultural Dissonance Surrounding Abortion – Robert Greving at Catholic Stand

King Philip’s Pride: The Fervent Catholicism Of The Philippines – Fr. N. Gregoris at Crisis Magazine

There Will Be a “Strategic Review” After Departure of Cathedral’s Master of Music – The Diocese of Westminster

Two Crises, One Thing Necessary – Dan Burke at Crisis Magazine

The Limits of Papal Infallibility – Grady Stuckman at Clarifying Catholicism

Communist China Enforcing Tough New Rules on Religious Activities on February 1 – Union of Catholic Asian News

Ask Father: I Discovered The Hosts Used are from Flour of Variety of Grains, What to Do? – Fr. Z's Blog

Exorcists Warn Against Children’s Book Teaching Kids How to Summon Evil Spirits – ChurchPOP

The End of Iraqi Christianity? – John Pontifex at Catholic Herald

How Bad Philosophy Destroyed Good Music – Sir Roger Scruton, Ph.D.

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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