Career Moms

More women are giving up their careers in favor of their children. Women at the very peak of their careers are quitting to stay home with families — the first time labor force participation among new mothers has dropped since 1976. According to the Department of Labor, the number of working, married women with children under 3 has dropped from an annual average of 4 million in 1999 to 3.9 million in 2000.

Percentage of mothers with children working

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