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Catholic
NEW YORK – The Rev. Douglas Al-Bazi, a Chaldean Catholic Church parish priest from Erbil, Iraq, took the podium at the United Nations last week to share his experiences while held captive by Islamic State, the horrors he witnessed, and to appeal for help. "Friends, I am a priest. I
Donald Trump
PROVIDENCE – The Ocean State gave GOP frontrunner Donald Trump his most lopsided primary victory to date, with about 64 percent of Rhode Island Republican primary voters supporting the New York billionaire in Tuesday's presidential primary. Ohio Gov. John Kasich received 24 percent of the Republican vote and Texas
amherst
AMHERST – When three conservatives sought to speak about freedom of speech at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, they drew shouted insults, apparently from students at the state's premier public university. The event, billed as "The Triggering: Has Political Correctness Gone Too Far?" may have succeeded in
Massachusetts
NORWOOD – One moment can change your life forever. After diving off a boat on a lake in June 2000 to join some friends, Dan Cummings discovered that he couldn't move his legs. The 19-year-old had broken his neck. After being airlifted to the Boston Medical Center and spending
Faith
U2's lead singer, Bono, during performances sometimes quotes passages from "The Message," a translation of the Bible known for its more casual, 21st century vernacular. In 2002, he said in an interview that he read parts of the Psalms from "The Message" to his
Abortion
WASHINGTON – A statement from government lawyers that health plans could be modified to provide contraceptive care for women under special circumstances may bring an end to a Supreme Court fight over whether organizations that object to providing such services on religious grounds must offer coverage anyway, advocates for religious groups
Harvard University
CAMBRIDGE – While universities nationwide have made headlines for their crackdown on "microaggressions" and their creation of "safe spaces" away from offensive conversation, some Massachusetts college students think their peers are being overly sensitive. Harvard University sophomore Rachel Huebner, an editorial writer for the Crimson student newspaper,
Massachusetts
MEDFIELD – On May 6, the Montrose School's class of 2016 will present a hand-painted mural that spans an entire wall of the cafeteria and features one very special former classmate as a remembrance from the community of her peers. Under a blue sky and rolling green hills made