Catholic bishops promised reform in sex-abuse scandal. But they didn?t look at their own misdeeds

Pope Francis celebrated a Mass for the closing of the synod of bishops in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday

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More than 130 US bishops ? or nearly one-third of those still living ? have been accused during their careers of failing to adequately respond to sexual misconduct in their dioceses, according to a Boston Globe and Philadelphia Inquirer examination.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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With the Patriots on schedule for another 12-win season, there?s been the great, the good, the fair ? and areas that need improvement.

NORA PRINCIOTTI

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It?s tantalizing to think about the Patriots? offense with a quarterback like Rodgers.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Rob Gronkowski hasn?t visited the end zone since Week 1, and it has not gone unnoticed.

Manager Alex Cora brought the World Series trophy to a Celtics game.

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JOHN POWERS

What changed this year with the Red Sox was their attitude

You can thank Alex Cora for bringing out their best after the team faltered in the playoffs the previous two seasons.

Despite a shaky postseason, free agent Craig Kimbrel is a reliable closer and bringing him back would make sense at the right cost.

PETER ABRAHAM

Looking at the contract situations of Red Sox players heading into the offseason

With preparations for 2019 under way, this is a good time to reset the roster.

Gloucester, MA: 11-03-2018: In pouring rain, wearing a dry suit, diver Roy Mennell crossed Washington St. in Gloucester, Mass. Nov. 3, 2018. He had been diving with a group from the Metro West Dive Club at Plum Cove Beach. Mennell is from Cape Cod. Photo/John Blanding, Boston Globe staff story/ , Metro( )

Wind and rain in Boston on Saturday ? sound familiar?

Rain and wind are Saturday?s specials in Boston.

Alec Baldwin says he didn?t punch man in parking dispute

Alec Baldwin is denying that he punched anyone over a parking spot and says an assault allegation is being reported ?for the purposes of clickbait entertainment.?

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A man-eating tiger that stalked the hills of central India for more than two years was felled by a bullet Friday night, officials said.

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About 1,200 people attended Shabbat service Saturday at Temple Emanuel in Newton, where US Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/DLR10465.jpg At Harvard, the legacy of longtime admissions dean on trial

William Fitzsimmons is the personification of the modern philosophy that determines which lucky 2,000 students each year receive Harvard acceptance letters.

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Amazon was reported to be in ?advanced talks? about locating its hotly sought after second headquarters to Crystal City, Va., just outside Washington, D.C.

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Thousands of Central American migrants traveling in a caravan through Mexico resumed their journey toward the United States.

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President Trump on Saturday told supporters in Montana that Tuesday?s vote represents ?one of the most important elections of our entire lives.?

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Cohen-5626.jpg A Trump rally can feel like an alternate universe

In the Trump ecosystem, facts don?t matter. But it?s not just the president who is vomiting out mistruths, but Trump partisans in a cult-like manner at his rallies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/940b404f790d4da299e35f34ee909a0d-940b404f790d4da299e35f34ee909a0d-0.jpg Here?s your ultimate cheat sheet of House and Senate races to watch on election night

These are the contests that will likely decide which party controls Congress ? and, as a result, either bolster or hinder the president?s agenda.

Are you ready to vote next week? Here?s our 2018 election guide

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Members of the cultural exchange project Hands Across the Hills in Leverett reflected on the one-year anniversary of getting together with residents from Kentucky to talk about their similarities and difference.

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A unique exchange program ? between red and blue rural America

Residents of Leverett and Letcher County, Ky., launch an initiative to bridge the nation?s political divide.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/first%20church%20of%20christ%20hanover.jpg N.H. man arrested in shooting of teen near Dartmouth College in Hanover

A 19-year-old man, who was not affiliated with Dartmouth College, was shot near campus, prompting the school to send an alert to shelter in place.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_globelive3_LIFE.jpg Come see Globe Live

After two sold-out seasons, Globe Live ? a live storytelling show featuring the Globe?s top journalists ? returns to the Emerson Paramount Center Nov. 3 & 4.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial Board Endorsement

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It?s time for Maine to replace Representative Bruce Poliquin, the lone Republican left in the New England Congressional delegation.

Editorial Board Endorsement

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The congressional candidate embodies core Democratic values, tempered by civil discourse.

Special reports

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Criminal charges often disappear. There are few rules and fewer records. In these private hearings, who you are ? and who you know ? may be just as important as right and wrong. Read the Spotlight report.

The Big Picture

The Big Picture

Photos: Red Sox 2018 World Series victory parade

For the fourth time this century, the Red Sox rolled through Boston in triumph after winning the World Series.

Newsletters

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP_18303705635477-1-1024x576.jpg Voters want lower drug prices, but they?re poised to elect major pharma allies

Tuesday?s elections could install a Senate that includes a pharma CEO and two industry lobbyists.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.