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Ukrainians React to Papal Calls for ‘Decentralization’ by Alexander R. Sich, Ph.D., of Crisis Magazine - Big Pulpit

The Decline of the Catholic Church in Germany and Why – Michael Schneider-Flagmeyer M.D., The Dispatch

Faith, Hope and Love, as Acronyms – Dan Bryon, Catholic Stand

Ukraine Faces Mass Starvation and the Exodus of Millions, Says Bishop Jan Sobilo – Jonathan Luxmoore, Catholic Herald Magazine

Why a Syrian Melkite Archbishop Was on the Verge of Tears in Parliament (U.K.) – Ed West, Catholic Herald Magazine

Saturday Extra: The Muslim Attack in Paris - Big Pulpit

Thoughts on the Abandonment and Recovery of Church Slavonic – Peter Kwasniewski Ph.D., New Liturgical Movement

Of Marriage and Orthodox Priests (and Catholics Too!) – Wesley J. Smith, First Things

Secularism at the Ukrainian Catholic University – Alexander R. Sich Ph.D., Crisis Magazine

New Armenian Catholic Patriarch Pulled from Retirement to Take the Reins – Elise Harris, Catholic News Agency

Heaven on Earth for Catholics: An Interview with Dr. John Rao – Jim Bryant, Regina Magazine

Does Science Make God Irrelevant? – Karlo Broussard, Catholic Answers

Marriage Is Not a Prerequisite for Happiness – Stephanie Pacheco, Truth and Charity Forum

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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