National Farmworker Awareness Week — March 25 through April 1 this year — is an attempt to not only raise awareness of the work farmers do but to also highlight issues affecting farmworkers and their families.
Author: Carol Zimmermann
Human Composting Does Not Show Proper Respect for Bodies of Dead, U.S. Bishops Say
A U.S. bishops’ committee said they oppose recent alternatives for human burial and traditional cremation, contending they “fail to satisfy the Church’s requirements for proper respect for the bodies of the dead.”
Oklahoma Dioceses Hoping for Green Light on First U.S. Religious Charter School
An Oklahoma school board vote, postponed on March 21 and set to take place sometime before the end of April, has already received a fair amount of attention.
Priest Poets Extolled Nature’s Beauty, Plumbed Depths of Spiritual Struggles
When people say they went through a “dark night of the soul,” it’s pretty much a given that they’re talking about a very rough time or an intense spiritual crisis.
Catholic Immigration Advocates Protest Biden Administration’s Asylum Policies
Catholic leaders joined immigration advocates and representatives from other faiths on March 21 to protest at the U.S-Mexico border in Arizona, in front of the White House in Washington, and other locations around the country, speaking out against ongoing asylum restrictions at the U.S. border.
South Carolina Bill Criminalizing Women for Having Abortions Loses Support
A South Carolina abortion measure introduced by Republican legislators in January has received a lot of attention for saying the state’s homicide laws could apply to women who have abortions – meaning they could potentially face 30-year prison sentences or the death penalty.
Sister Jean’s New Memoir Shoots Straight About Faith, Basketball
On March 13, the day before the 2023 NCAA men’s Division I basketball tournament officially tipped off, Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt still had homework to do.
Federal Judge Hears Arguments Challenging FDA’s Approval of Abortion Pill
A federal judge in Texas was hearing arguments on March 15 challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs used in chemical abortions.
Jury Rejects Death Penalty for NYC Bike Path Terrorist
Sayfullo Saipov, convicted of killing eight people by driving a truck on a New York City bike path in 2017, will serve a life sentence in prison after a federal jury in Manhattan failed to reach a unanimous verdict on March 13 to give him the death penalty.
Pontiff Continues Challenging Catholics to Live Out Gospel
In the days leading up to the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate on March 13, many people have been talking about the pope’s impact and his continued message.