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Forget the Benedict Option, Do the Francis Option by Archbishop Aquila of Zenit - Big Pulpit

The Misinterpretation of Pope Francis’ Pontificate Continues Unabated – Andrea Gagliarducci

Refugees: ‘A Shameful Wound of Our Time’?  – Charlie Johnson, Catholic Stand

Purgatory and Particular Judgment – Catherine Mendenhall-Baugh, Truth and Charity Forum

What It Is Like to Have a Priest in Your Family – Alex R. Hey, Epic Pew

Benedictine Principles for Business – Fr. Dwight Longenecker

Getting to Know Jesus – Fr. Edward Looney, Ignitum Today

Texas: Self-Induced Abortions on the Rise; A Complete Lie – Judie Brown, Catholic Lane

Planned Parenthood Doctor: ‘I Really Liked Babies, Believe It or Not’ – Jamey Brown, Catholic Stand

Fear of the Islamic State Endangers Our Soul Because It Challenges Our Charity – Tom Hoopes, Aleteia

Wisdom Is ‘Gender Neutral’ – Fr. Mark A. Pilon, The Catholic Thing

Whither Islam? – David Carlin, The Catholic Thing

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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