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Thank God The Church Is Not a Democracy - The Ordinary Catholic, Peter’s Barque

New Planned Parenthood CEO Claims Work is ‘Sacred’ - Sarah Crawford, LifeSiteNews.com

3 Men Who Loved Lepers: Jesus, Francis, & Damien - Fr. Ryan Erlenbush, New Theological Movement

Did the People in Old Testament Believe in Afterlife? - Dr. Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales

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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