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For Pope Francis, Why Mercy, and Why Now? – Austen Ivereigh, OSV Newsweekly

Are Catholics the 'Resurrection People'? – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand

Why We Need Holy Priests (and How to Pray for Them) – Philip Kosloski, Armor of God

Works of Mercy Part VIII: Bury the Dead, Pray for the Living and the Dead – Ignitum Today

The ‘Angel’ Among the Garbage-Pickers – Ellen Vaughn, Catholic Herald Magazine

Some Strategies for Overcoming Temptation – Monsignor Charles Pope

Indiana Bishops Release Statement or Duck-and-Cover Catholicism – R. R. Reno, First Things

Fulton Sheen’s Intense Life of Holiness Worthy of Sainthood – Joseph M. Henneman, The Catholic World Report

The Perils of Political Propaganda: Mass Hysteria Over Indiana – Randall Smith PhD

Why Do We Want So Much to Deny the Resurrection? – Father James V. Schall SJ, Aleteia∝

No Thanks for the Memories Story: Journalism Basics in Indiana Pizza War – Terry Mattingly, Get Religion

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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