Wild weather brought havoc in Michigan and Wisconsin as freezing rain damaged trees and electricity lines, leaving many residents without power on Sunday in the upper Great Lakes area. Meanwhile ...

LOWELL — Officers Daniel DeJesus and Cherubin Musangu have made history as the first graduates of the Lowell Police Cadet Program to become full-time sworn officers. After more than two years of ...

Michael Francis Thompson, 74, died on March 10, 2025 at his home in Kittery, Maine, with his beloved partner Julia O’Connell by his side. Mike was born in Portland, Maine on February 11 ...

In January 2025, while doing research at the Vatican archives, I heard Pope Francis’ Sunday prayers in St. Peter’s Square. The pope reflected on the ceasefire that had just gone into effect in ...

The Motherhouse of the former Sisters of Saint Francis campus was built in 1896. This historic building was a staple in the north side community, with many people having emotions and memories that ...

After five weeks of hospitalization with pneumonia, including moments where he came close to death, Pope Francis is back at home in the Vatican recovering. Now, the attention in the Vatican is on ...

VATICAN CITY — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes ...

(CNN) — The medical staff looking after Pope Francis considered ending his treatment so he could die, according to the doctor who led the team caring for the pontiff. Professor Sergio Alfieri ...

Over 12 years, Francis has sought to impose a kind of normality on the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp, while ensuring that he still wields the awesome power held by Christ’s ...

The normality of life.” Over 12 years, Francis has sought to impose a kind of normality on the papacy with his informal style and disdain for pomp, while ensuring that he still wields the awesome ...

VATICAN CITY — During his first foreign trip in 2013, Pope Francis made headlines when he carried his own black leather briefcase as he boarded the Alitalia charter bound for Brazil, since popes ...