As the world watches the horrors of war unfold in Ukraine, people are searching for ways to help Ukrainians and other refugees fleeing from Russia's violent attacks. What do we need to know about the situation in Ukraine and how can we help?

Today is the United Nations (UN) International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, which is more commonly known as Red Hand Day. If recruiting children to assist in conflicts is one of the six grave violations against children in international law, why does it continue to happen?

On January 15, 2021, an underwater volcano off the coast of Tonga erupted, triggering a tsunami that has impacted the region. The devastation has left thousands of Tongans without homes, businesses, and means to communicate with their families abroad. There have been at least three confirmed deaths in Tonga. What can we do to help?

A Tennessee school district's decision to ban Maus, Art Spiegelman's Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust, made front-page news yesterday. According to National Public Radio (NPR), the American Library Association (ALA) found that "attempts to ban school library books was 67% higher in September 2021 than in September 2020." Which books are the targets and why?

Franco Mulakkal, a Catholic bishop in India, was acquitted in a historic sexual assault trial last week. He had been accused of numerous assaults of a nun over two years. The New York Times wrote that this case is likely the first of its kind and notes that "the church was slow to react" and only responded after several nuns publicly protested and staged a hunger strike in support of the accuser. This case in India has highlighted a largely invisible issue: sexual violence against nuns.