Recomposition could become a legal third option for after-death care by 2020.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has earned cautious praise from environmental groups who say the commitment is a substantive step forward on water quality issues and underlying Everglades restoration challenges.

The tragedy raises anew the question: Is Brazil capable of pursuing economic development while responsibly caring for its environment?

The presence of the pope at W.Y.D. was something of the utmost importance, an invaluable gift, and a source of immense inspiration and affirmation of the pilgrims' faith.

A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.

The four-wheeled population is growing faster than the human population in many dense cities with strong economies.

In cities across the country, local activists marched in support of a progressive agenda centered on economic justice, racial justice and immigrant rights.

The study found Latina immigrant women in Arizona who were pregnant during the contentious S.B. 1070 passage had babies with lower birthweight compared with those in prior years. Average birth weights did not decrease among U.S.-born white, black or Latina women during the same time.

In 1983, Sri Lanka descended into a bitter and prolonged ethnic conflict. Harry Miller, S.J., then almost 60, was thrust into a new role as witness, advocate, intermediary and protector not only for his students but for anyone in Batticaloa who sought his help.

The pope wants the February summit “to be an assembly of pastors, not an academic conference—a meeting characterized by prayer and discernment, a catechetical and working gathering.”