The shortlist of 25 photos captures our changing world in extraordinary depth, from rooftop picnics to undersea greenhouses.

Iraq’s highest Shiite leader, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, puts it this way: “A serious effort should be made to realize justice in different societies based on human dignity. As required ...

the photos of old friends and relatives. The ring your mom left you. The hand-knit Christmas stockings. Your grandfather’s secretary desk and the letters inside. When disasters strike ...

Natural disasters often affect entire communities, O’Connor notes, so “this is a shared loss.” “Our shared response builds meaning, and memorializes,” she says. Tecca said friends around the country ...