In such a world, the pope argues those left behind are the poor and migrants whom he singles out for particular care. In a recent speech, the pontiff decried the “inhuman measures” that treat migrants ...

The Vatican will clarify the Catholic Church’s position on some of Mary’s titles and her "cooperation in the work of ...

In the wake of news reports about Bible prices soaring and people heading back to church, popular podcaster Joe Rogan ...

Rightward Shift: Long before the Trump administration began pushing patriotic curricula and expanding private school choice, ...

Sarah Sloan, a Columbia Law School graduate who clerked for Justices John Paul Stevens and Elena Kagan, told her law school’s alumni magazine that she never thought she’d wind up at the Supreme Court ...

WASHINGTON − Are pot smokers drug users only when they're high? And can they and other drugs users legally own guns? The Supreme Court on Oct. 20 agreed to decide this question, accepting the Justice ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Voting rights activists were relieved in 2023 when, in a surprise to some, the Supreme Court upheld the most important remaining element of the Voting Rights Act. The ruling forced ...

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. If there was any hope for the VRA, it ...

The US Supreme Court, hearing arguments Wednesday over a core provision of the Voting Rights Act, appeared inclined to limit the use of the landmark law to force states to draw electoral districts ...

A central grievance motivating today’s conservative legal movement — and the Republican Party more broadly — holds that any measure rectifying the country’s habitual discrimination against minorities ...