The institution of the American farmer isn't doing well. Across the country, the population is aging and not enough young people are stepping up to fill the gap. But beacons of hope like the Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, are attracting the next generation with a new vision of how farmers can succeed.
A Plainfield, Indiana Chick-fil-A owner is paying his 100 employees to do community service while the restaurant's building is being remodeled this fall.
A group of more than 3,000 Catholic theologians, educators and lay leaders have called for all US Catholic bishops to submit their resignations to Pope Francis after revelations of sexual abuse and corruption.