Adoption lets you take lifelong social, emotional, and legal responsibility for a child. It establishes a lawfully recognized, permanent relationship between you and the adopted child. For the birth ...

Pope Francis said Wednesday that people who adopt pets instead of children were exhibiting “a form of selfishness” as he presided over his first general audience of the new year. “How many children in ...

Adoption is a great way to grow your family. But, there are many types of adoption from which to choose. If you consider adoption, you can go for a closed or open adoption. Here’s all you need to know ...

International adoption forms culturally diverse families with unique and ever-changing needs. Source: Geralt/Pixabay, used with permission In her book, The Best Possible Immigrants: International ...

Much of the time, adoption forms families. Adults become moms or dads, and children gain parents. So when David Cunningham’s attorney asked how he came to know the two teenagers he was about to adopt, ...

The feedback from people who adopt laboratory animals speaks volumes. One recent adopter in upstate New York wrote the following: “I am writing to thank you and your department for allowing us to ...