After the mass, Francis was due to go to a local Jesuit-run school to visit an old friend he has not seen in three decades, the cigar-smoking Rev. Francisco Cortes. On the first full day of his ...

This undated photograph shows a young Pope Francis, then Jorge Bergoglio, with his family. Back row, from left: his brother ...

The 2025 girls’ soccer season will begin this week, as teams from across Western Massachusetts clean the dust off their cleats and gloves as they prepare to compete against each other on the pitch.

Traveling through the Mideast, Leo XIV channeled many of his predecessor’s messages. Leo’s deliberate manner differed from ...