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Chen: US Abandoned Him after Threats to Family Forced Him Out of Embassy - Kathleen Gilbert, LifeSiteNews

Euthanasia, Define Your Terms - Jose Trasancos, Ignitum Today

Love, Shakespeare & Everything In Between - Kevin O'Brien, St. Austin Review/Ink Desk

Has the US Govt Betrayed Chen Guangcheng? - Paul Zummo, The American Catholic

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Techniques for Thurible Management - Richard Collins, Linen on the Hedgerow

Catholicism Linked to Increased Happiness in Europe - Marco Tosatti, La Stampa/Vatican Insider

The Coming Latino Catholic Majority - Jeff Ziegler, Catholic World Report

A Catholic Agrarian Reflection on A Sanctuary of Trees - Devin Rose, St. Joseph's Vanguard

Manure Makers, Yes; Catholics, No - Terence Jeffrey, Crisis Magazine

Catholic & Feminist: Can You Be Both? (Part 2) - Misty, Catholic Sistas

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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