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Mexicans consume almost 500 cans of sugar-loaded soda per person every year.

When men join the Jesuits they are reminded that few Jesuits become famous—John Courtney Murray, Pope Francis—but many will engage in unsung work in which they touch countless lives. Edward Glynn, S.J., born one of nine children in Clarks Summit, Pa., joined the Society of Jesus in 1955

The myth of people “pouring” across our borders in ever-increasing numbers should not go unchallenged in this election year.

Iran is ranked among the leading countries in the world in executions of juveniles.

Members tire of “a part-time Congress,” where fundraising has a higher priority than legislating

Like the Ebola panic of 2014, Zika reminds the complacent of the affluent world of a kind of enforced solidarity with folks in poorer regions.

This research is at the very cutting edge of genetic science, and the technique it leverages has already occasioned both excitement and significant debate.

There is growing evidence that acts of service can benefit physical health.

Despite a historic collapse in the private sector, public sector union labor remains strong, representing about 36 percent of the workforce.

Last year, undergraduate students at Loyola University Chicago voted to raise their own student fees by $2.50 per semester to create a scholarship fund for undocumented immigrant undergraduate students. In December, the university’s board of trustees voted to approve this fund, to be called th