Some were surprised that priests can?t already grant forgiveness during confession to a woman who has had an abortion.
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Aisling Brady McCarthy broke down in tears Wednesday after arriving at Shannon Airport.
E-mini futures on the benchmark gauge were up about 1 percent early Wednesday.
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Boston Fed chief says interest-rate hike will be gradualPolicy makers are trying to determine whether recent turmoil signals a long-term downturn or a temporary slip, Eric Rosengren said.
More than 180 children were abused or neglected while in state custody last year, according to a state report.
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?He?s not conservative. . . . He doesn?t have a record,? Bush said of Trump, the surprise front-runner in the GOP campaign.
The soaring costs of insuring the state?s poorest residents drove health care spending here up nearly 5 percent in 2014.
THOMAS FARRAGHER
In sum, a magical summerBack in February, when there were snowdrifts over my head in the backyard, I swore a quiet oath to soak in the summer once it returned.
Manhunt continues for Ill. officer?s killersFox Lake Lieutenant Charles Gliniewicz was killed Tuesday while pursuing three men on foot in the Chicago suburb.
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The Volpe transportation center has been at the center of debate about Cambridge redevelopment, but few know what goes on inside.
DEUTSCHE BANK CHAMPIONSHIP
Since 1976, the books have been an invaluable tool for gauging distances, aiming shots, and lining up putts.
Shirley Leung
After politics, Healey finds her higher calling at BabsonKerry Healey is an interested spectator in the presidential race, even as she builds an impressive record as president of Babson College.
Red Sox notebook
The Red Sox are now hoping the big-ticket free agent can play at first base at some point this season.
opinion | JEFF JACOBY
Urban roads aren?t meant for bicyclesBikes aren?t treated like cars for a very good reason: Bikes aren?t like cars.
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Globe photographers captured that hopeful but nervous back-to-school feeling at a Malden school and a Brockton barber shop.
Many will benefit from Suffolk Downs? brief returnA lot of stakeholders are happy that horses are taking to the East Boston track again, even if for an abbreviated slate.
It remains to be seen whether Tom Brady will be in action for the Patriots? Sept. 10 opener against the Steelers at Gillette Stadium.
Middlesex officials target rise in heroin abuseThe county expects to surpass last year?s total for drug-related deaths by the end of the month, with three months to spare.
Devra First | Dining Out
A taste of Southern hospitality at the Frogmore in JPThe people behind Fairsted Kitchen bring Lowcountry fare and a personal touch to the Frogmore in Jamaica Plain.
Ted Cruz sells himself as antiestablishment candidateThe US senator from Texas stopped in N.H. on Monday to open his campaign office in Manchester.
SCOT LEHIGH
Donald Trump, the unrivaled braggartThe Republican front-runner represents the elevation of unabashed egotism in national politics.
A look at some of the best images taken by Boston Globe photographers in August.
A crash course on meditation via smartphoneHealth coaching startup Change Collective offers meditation for the wary technologist.
Crux | John L. Allen Jr.
Reflections on a daring double play by the ?Pope of Mercy?On Tuesday, Francis reached out to women who have had abortions as well as the Society of St. Pius X.
The NCAA?s ?cost of attendance? provision is causing tremors throughout the college sports landscape.
Parents and students had fought to keep Winchester High School principal Sean Kiley, previously placed on leave, in the job.
Biden is set to march with the leader of the country?s largest union at a Labor Day event in Pennsylvania.
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A new J.D. Power report shows that drivers are not even using many of the new technologies in cars.
Saying she was acting ?under God?s authority,? a county clerk denied marriage licenses to gay couples on Tuesday.
Fourteen percent of Americans were involved with starting or running new businesses last year, according to the study.
No one took nightmares more seriously ? or, paradoxically, with more tongue-in-cheek wit ? than horror filmmaker Wes Craven.
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Basil at its peak begs to be turned into pesto and that, in turn, suggests summer spaghetti.
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Nanny Aisling Brady McCarthy is now home in Ireland after murder charges were dropped
Boston?s roads aren?t meant for bicycles
Rick Porcello impresses in Red Sox' loss to Yankees
Hanley Ramirez?s days in outfield are over
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