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 ...

The National President, Association of Orphanages and Home operators in Nigeria (ASOHON), Dr. Gabriel Oyediji has lamented that no fewer than 14 million children are in motherless and orphanage homes ...

Children play at the Nyumbani Children's Home in Nairobi, Kenya. Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023. The orphanage, which is heavily reliant on foreign donations, cares for over 100 children with HIV whose ...

(RNS) — In South Africa, a baby boy I will call Themba was placed in our children’s home when he was just 2 years old. His father had died, and his mother, who was blind and HIV-positive, could no ...

Operators of motherless and orphanage homes in the country have raised the alarm on the increasing population of children in the homes, saying that over 14 million children are in orphanage homes ...

Students in a crochet club at Pauls Valley's junior high recently wrapped up this past school year with gifts going to orphans in Africa. It started on a "whim" as a few at the school were wanting to ...

Zimbabwe says it is accelerating efforts to move children out of institutional care and into family-based environments as part of sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening child protection systems.