The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

A new report highlights the cost of inaction and provides suggestions to end the practice in the United States, where child ...

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 ...

HARTFORD — Pledging to end the last vestiges of child marriage in Connecticut, state lawmakers voted to raise the minimum age to marry to 18 on Friday, sending the legislation to Gov. Ned Lamont to be ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of As Equals, CNN’s ongoing series on gender inequality. For information about how the series is funded and more, check out our FAQs. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a ...