Casa Maria Catholic Workers and the community gathered at in front of St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Tuesday night to kick off a 40-day water only fast in hopes of bringing awareness to the war in Gaza and getting Arizona Senators Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego's attention.

Casa Maria Soup Kitchen is a Catholic Worker House committed to nonviolence, voluntary poverty, prayer, and hospitality for the homeless, exiled, hungry, and forsaken.

Four Catholic Workers have vowed to each complete 10 days of fasting to total 40 days, with members of the community also joining them.

One of those four is South Tucson Mayor Roxanna Valenzuela.

“I’m fasting in solidarity with all of those who are struggling. I’m fasting for my own spiritual journey. I’m fasting because we are too comfortable and

See Full Page