Nearly a half-century after the Supreme Court ruled that school spankings are permissible and not “cruel and unusual punishment,” many U.S. states allow ...

Thailand has revised its civil code to ban the corporal punishment of children, a move hailed by child rights advocates as a crucial step toward shifting societal attitudes on parenting.

In a news release from April 10, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 53-year-old Keiva Lark. The woman was the assistant principal of Lake Marion Creek Middle School and allegedly ...

Pope Francis changed the face of the modern papacy more than any predecessor by shunning much of its pomp and privilege, but ...

Pope Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation in 2013 of his predecessor, Benedict XVI.