Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Hurricane Katrina was a wake-up call for states as well as for federal disaster response. Lessons in resilience have born fruit, but a proposed scaling back of FEMA’s role is stirring debate in an era ...

As classes get started on college campuses across the U.S., schools and students are absorbing the changes that the recent law will bring to everything from educational loans to taxes on endowments.

Why did the fiercely independent flyer go along with the schemes of her promoter spouse?

From walleyes to fireflies, capturing summer memories steeped in nature.

The shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis was the third such tragedy involving a private religious school in as many years. Security has long been top of mind at Jewish and Muslim ...

Whether or not sending a U.S. naval force off the coast of Venezuela is mere posturing, it has revived regional anxiety over U.S. militarism. Does the display of power advance U.S. interests, or give ...

Public sentiment in European countries is turning against asylum-seekers, prompting some governments to consider abrogating treaties that protect them.

In small ways, such as an art festival, and in a grand attempt to disarm militias, a diverse nation hit by war learns to restore civic dialogue and to “understand the other.” ...

Prayer grounded in the biblical truth that God is Love brings freedom from mental turmoil.

Can a family facing disarray move forward? The new movie “A Little Prayer” offers insight and humor, leading to a touching ...