A woman is currently awaiting execution in Somalia after being convicted of killing a 14-year-old girl in her care. The ...

The treatment of orphans in Africa has come under fire in recent years as recent studies have shown that as many as half of children in six low-income countries on the continent have been abused.

Appointed by Gov. Wes Moore, Judge Michelle Greer is making history as the first African-American woman to be appointed to the Baltimore County Orphan’s Court in its nearly 250 years of history. On ...

(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 ...

Boston University researchers have found that orphans in Africa develop similarly to their peers, contradicting older reports that South African orphans perform worse in school and are more likely to ...

A group of young Ugandan Christians will be singing in several Arkansas communities next month, including stops in Northwest ...

During her 2002 visit to South Africa, she was confronted with the effects of an HIV/ AIDS epidemic that has produced a growing population of orphans. At the suggestion of a friend, she decided to ...

The girl was just 10, living with her five younger brothers and sisters in a small, dirt-floored hut in Zimbabwe. Her father had died of AIDS. Her mother had died of AIDS. Finally, her grandmother ...

The future of education for dozens of vulnerable children at the Rainbow Orphanage in Gbarnga, Bong County, is under serious threat following the withdrawal of support from a key international donor, ...