The laypeople were the experts—the ones who live the challenges of family life every day—at the San Diego synod responding to Pope Francis' “Amoris Laetitia."

Reconnect Brooklyn is investing in people rather than properties, the residents who are struggling to remain in Bed-Stuy amid rising costs.

Activists see a moral imperative for protecting our water.

Philanthropy should be regarded as a subdomain of democracy, not an exception to it.

Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.

The Affordable Care Act has changed our expectations for health care. It shifted the way we live, which may be shifting what we believe.