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Anne de Gaulle – Donald R. McClarey J.D., Catholic Stand

‘Choosing’ Gender Ignores Truth of Human Person – Theresa Farnan and Mary Rice Hasson, OSV Newsweekly

Latin Figures in Property Dispute between Nuns and Katy Perry – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog

Our Lady of the Mount Anjara, Jordan: A Miraculous Weeping Statue – David Clayton, New Liturgical Movement

Pope Francis and Orthodox Leaders Ask World to Respond to Refugee Crisis – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald

Looking for a Good Book for the Year of Mercy? Read Lord of the Rings – Elizabeth Anderson, The Catholic World Report

Warping Words: On “Hate” and “Mercy” – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine

Western Civilization in the Crosshairs and A Glimmer of Hope – Paul Kengor Ph.D., The Dispatch

Plans Underway for Pope Francis to Visit Armenia – Cindy Wooden, Catholic Herald

In Defense of the ‘Doctors of the Law’ – Phil Lawler, Catholic Culture

On State Boycotts: An Open Letter to North Carolina – Tom Jay, Crisis Magazine

Mormons, Evangelicals, and the “orthodox” God – Francis J. Beckwith Ph.D., The Catholic Thing

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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