1. On Sunday in Sri Lanka, Catholics celebrated their first Sunday Mass since the Easter attacks

2. Also on Sunday at Mass in Burkina Faso, a 34-year-old priest, Fr. Simeon Yampa, was killed during a church attack.

Fr Simeon Yampa was only 34 years old. He was killed by terrorists in Burkina Faso yesterday during Holy Mass. While the mainstream media continues to ignore this horrific tragedy, we will #SayHisName#RIP Fr Simeon Yampa!#PrayForBurkinaFaso pic.twitter.com/GRnc2RgPp4 — Obianuju Ekeocha (@obianuju) May 13, 2019

3. Chris Arnade on Back Row America

4. An “Instant Family” kind of story from Texas



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One of the first empirical studies of federal religious freedom cases since the Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Hobby Lobby. CLICK for an infographic of highlights from the study. → https://t.co/Abddzn5LEu pic.twitter.com/649IyvxR1j — BECKET (@BECKETlaw) May 13, 2019

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Next time someone tells you the world is going to hell in a handbasket. https://t.co/ilaaEWplPY — Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) May 10, 2019

7. Fr. Robert Barron has a new book out urging Catholics not to abandon the Church in the wake of a new season of scandal.

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Let's do a mini-Mother's Day thread: When Charles Schulz got drafted in WWII, his mother was dying of cancer. He never saw her again. Mother's Day in Peanuts is often a sad occasion, none more so than this autobiographical strip. pic.twitter.com/rzmg4mRRni — Luke Epplin (@LukeEpplin) May 12, 2019

9. Karen Swallow Prior on childlessness on Mother’s Day.

10. A 4-year-old made a promise to his sister after she died. He kept it for 13 years.

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Rare diseases used to be little more than a mystifying label. Now those who are told they are one-of-a-kind are finding others like them. https://t.co/1y5WdOlW5L — NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (@NBCNightlyNews) May 13, 2019

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A campaign to find the child who yelled "Wow!" after a symphony's Mozart rendition was a success. The 9-year-old New Hampshire boy whose exclamation had caused the audience to burst into laughter, then applause, has been found. https://t.co/8cdBDbB5Zn — AP Eastern US (@APEastRegion) May 9, 2019

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