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The Blessed Virgin Mary’s Birthday - Elizabeth Hillgrove, VirtuousPla.net

Ark of Grace, Mary’s Immaculate Conception - Carlos Caso-Rosendi, Catholic Lane

Catholyc Chat Acronyms - LarryD, Acts of the Apostasy

Small Miracles - Donald R. McClarey, The American Catholic

Beauty and Sadness - Santiago Ramos, Catholic Vote

End Child Pornography: Enforce Adult Pornography Laws - Patrick A. Trueman, Public Discourse

New Mission Territory: Young Adult Catholics - Randy Hain, Integrated Catholic Life™

UK to Enforce Same-Sex Ceremonies at Churches - William Oddie; More from Simon Caldwell, Catholic Herald

Science Came From Catholic Doctrine - Stacy Trasancos PhD, Accepting Abundance

Berlin Blocks Billboards Billboards to Welcome the Pope - Zenit

Nuns Start Gourmet Popcorn Business - Marcel LeJeune, Aggie Catholics

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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