An estimated 2.9 million seasonal, migrant, and resident laborers annually stream to dusty fields across the country to pick America’s produce.
Agriculture unions, with church’s support, fight uphill battle for farmworkers’ rights, dignity
Doctors say pope can be discharged from hospital
The pope spent about half an hour in the hospital’s pediatric oncology ward the afternoon before he was scheduled to be released from Gemelli after being treated for bronchitis.
Additional charges filed in Vatican finance trial
Alessandro Diddi, the prosecutor, announced the new charges March 30 at the end of the trial’s 54th session.
Papal preacher says labeling pope’s titles ‘historic’ was right move
In January, Pope Francis told the Associated Press that if he were ever to resign he would insist on being referred to as the emeritus bishop of Rome.
El Papa Francisco pide un desarrollo ‘ético y responsable’ de la Inteligencia Artificial
El Papa Francisco pidió a los líderes tecnológicos que midan el valor de sus innovaciones no en la potencia de procesamiento o el potencial de beneficio económico, sino en su capacidad para promover la dignidad humana.
Cardinal disappointed, disagrees with departing abuse expert’s concerns
Jesuit Father Hans Zollner stepped down in mid-March but gave the reasons for his departure in a public statement March 29.
Fraternity as a pro-life issue: Academy publishes theological reflections
A book of theological essays in Italian under the title, “Beginning with the Many: Horizons of Fraternal Thought” launched in March shares the process of theological inquiry and cross-disciplinary discussion on fraternity.
Responding to Indigenous, Vatican disavows ‘doctrine of discovery’
The Catholic Church formally “repudiates those concepts that fail to recognize the inherent human rights of Indigenous peoples, including what has become known as the legal and political ‘doctrine of discovery,'” a Vatican statement said.