As violence devastates eastern Congo, communities are coming together to mourn the dead and remember each life cut short by ...

Nebraska’s high court is ruling on whether a new law, letting those with felony convictions vote, is constitutional. How U.S.

Smartphones may still be ascendant, but trends suggest some young people may be freeing up time by putting their high-tech ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we ...

The killing of a Japanese boy in China evokes strong reaction to Beijing’s use of anti-Japan propaganda as a tool of control.

Greenwich Village in the ’60s attracted musicians like Joan Baez. Novelist Sarah Seltzer (“The Singer Sisters”) and music ...

After a controversial measure requiring proof of citizenship to vote – pushed by conservative Republicans – was dropped, ...

Rural Algerian firefighters are pioneering new ways to combat wildfires fed by Algeria’s hot, dry climate. With artificial ...

Dozens of families, from Tennessee to California, are lobbying the federal government to bring their adopted Haitian children ...

At a Monitor Breakfast last week, Sen. Gary Peters – chair of two key committees – talked Trump assassination attempts, the ...

Anura Kumara Dissanayake's victory is seen as a rejection of Sri Lanka's old political guard that has been widely accused of ...

Getting to know God as infinitely loving and good opens the door to freedom from pain – rather than merely coping with it.