Analysis

Message from the bishops summit: The problem is everywhere

Pope Francis addressed cardinals and bishops during the Vatican summit for bishops on the sex-abuse crisis.

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No church official, no matter where he comes from, should return thinking this isn?t a problem back home.

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Victims, Francis said, must take center stage while priests must undergo a continuing path of purity with the ??holy fear of God?? guiding the examination of their own failures.

Former Massachusetts resident and Patriots fan Lynn Eisenhauer of Jupiter, Fla., took a photo as she drove by the now-closed Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter on Saturday. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is accused of soliciting prostitution at the spa.

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At Florida strip mall, a giddy tone belies a grave accusation

The spectacle outside the Orchids of Asia Day Spa in Jupiter was in sharp contrast to the gravity of the case involving Robert Kraft as detailed by authorities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/482259660.jpg Solicitation charge raises questions about Robert Kraft?s future

The Patriots owner faces one of his greatest personal challenges as he tries to protect his image as one of Boston?s most prominent business leaders.

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/daviskraft9Aspts.jpg How much damage has Robert Kraft done to his reputation?

Kraft has lost any ability to brag about the ?Patriot Way? and his team?s commitment to morals and character.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2K5B7639.jpg Stop & Shop workers? union votes to authorize strike

Unions have asked employees to remain on the job while contract negotiations continue.

Rindge, NH, 02/24/2019 -- Olivia Sodhi and her dad, Karan, of Boston walk together through the rain underneath umbrellas as they make their way through the Public Garden. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 25weather Reporter:

Nearly an inch of rain could fall on parts of Mass. on Sunday

Areas of Cape Cod and the South Coast should see the highest rainfall totals in the state. Then, beginning tonight, winds will increase with gusts up to 65 miles per hour.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-26439.jpg Police arrest man accused of dragging Wellesley officer with stolen car

The officer was treated for serious but non-life threatening injuries at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and was later released to recover at home.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy_20131010.jpg Bill Weld?s time is now

Is there anything left of the Republican Party that Weld once belonged to? Bless him for trying to find out.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee022319mansfieldlplanecrash3MET.jpg 2 dead after small plane crashes in Mansfield

Julian Lattermann, 18, of Dover, and his teacher, Sydney Miti, 32, of Waltham, were killed in the crash, authorities said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryanshooting5met.jpg Police identify suspect killed after allegedly firing at officer

Kasim Kahrim, 36, was pronounced dead at the scene of Friday morning?s shooting.

Young pianist crushed in building collapse must find a way to start again

All her life, she?d wanted nothing more than to be a professional pianist. Then the massive concrete facade of a building in Allston fell on her.

SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Cafardo,Nick2sharpened.jpg A tribute to Nick Cafardo, baseball writer extraordinaire

This week, we let colleagues and readers share their thoughts about Cafardo, the author of the Sunday baseball notes column who died last week.

Fort Myers, Fl- Feb 23, 2019-Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff--Red Sox Spring Training at JetBlue Park. Yankees vs. Red Sox- Aaron Boone press conference

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

It?s back: The Red Sox-Yankees rivalry is renewed

Saturday?s Grapefruit League opener in Fort Myers was the first of many matchups during the 2019 regular season ? and perhaps more in the postseason, too.

This image released by Netflix shows Yalitza Aparicio, center, in a scene from the film

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Ty Burr | Critic?s Notebook

The Oscars ain?t what they used to be ? and that?s not necessarily a bad thing

The Academy, like the movie industry, finds itself at a crossroads.

Ideas | Marcela García

?Roma? exposes Mexico?s darkest secret

In the age of Trump, American racism and Mexican racism can seem like matter and antimatter. How can both exist at the same time?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/22/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/JackSwift2005withgrandsonSam.jpg North Adams political, civic activist Jack Swift dies at 77

Swift was a longtime political and civic activist who guided many campaigns, including those of his daughter, former acting governor Jane Swift.

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travel

Sudbury woman is at center of restoration and reconciliation in Montgomery, Ala.

Sarah Beatty Buller and her husband bought 13 buildings in Montgomery, Alabama, part of a major revitalization in a community that resonates with history.

Will your high school grad understand dollars and cents?

Massachusetts students can earn a diploma without knowing how to save for retirement or even write a check. But a new law could change that.

A number of names ? some now known (Marvin Lewis), others that have faded into obscurity (Gary Crowton, Steve Sidwell) ? were interviewed before Bill Belichick was hired in January 2000.

BOB RYAN

What went in to Bill Belichick becoming coach of the Patriots

The process took three long, bizarre weeks to run its course.

BULLS 126, CELTICS 116

Kyrie Irving?s 37 points can?t stop Celtics from losing to lowly Bulls

Boston was outscored, 36-18, in the second quarter and never recovered.

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Love Letters: The Podcast

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Special reports

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

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Smartphone society

In a world where the smartphone is now ubiquitous, photographers capture daily life in which the personal device is part of the moment.

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Boston launches annual city census, including a new survey

Mailers will be sent to households across the city to gather data on all residents 17 and older, for decisions on distribution of resources, to prepare juror rolls, and to update voter records.

Real Estate

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/10-beechwood-road-halifax-exterior-side-1024x576$medium-9070.jpg Are we ignoring ? or outright banning ? an easy affordable-housing fix?

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

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/21/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/CEOs_02-1024x576.jpg Meet the executives who will defend pharma before Congress

One?s a college dropout. One?s a self-proclaimed street fighter. And one survived a presidential tweetstorm.

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