An accountant and two other Italian suspects face charges of corruption, fraud and related crimes.

PHILADELPHIA – Troubling financial data being released next week about the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia does not reflect recent improvements in the church’s monetary health, according to the archbishop. The results of the 2012 audit “are serious — and that’s an understatement,” Archbishop Charles Chaput said Friday. But, he noted, “we’ve taken big steps […]

Molly grabbed my arm as her mother, clutching a sheet of paper containing the doses of chemotherapy she was starting that day, exited the examining room. Molly wanted to talk with me — alone. The night before Molly had witnessed a scene, most poignant for the present circumstances. Her mother was standing in her kitchen […]

Saturday Barn sale and flea market, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Elijah Kellogg Church, 917 Harpswell Neck Road, Harpswell. Yard and bake sale, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Highland Lake Congregational Church, 1303 Bridgton Road, Route 302, Westbrook. Call 854-2026. Connected Catholics of Maine, 1 to 4 p.m., annual cook-out at St. Gregory’s Campground, Gray. […]

Have you heard the story about the man who glanced at a coiled rope, assumed a snake lay in front of him and jumped back in terror? Have you heard the tale of a monk who lived for many decades in a cave and painted on the walls? For years, he worked to create a […]

JERUSALEM – Entertainer Barbra Streisand waded into one of Israel’s touchiest issues this week on the first major stop of her tour of the country — Jewish religious practices that separate men and women. Speaking at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Monday, where she received an honorary doctorate, she took aim at cases of […]

Saturday Yard sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Corliss Street Church Annex, Weeks and Middle streets, Bath. Yard, bake and plant sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., to benefit several organizations, Union Church, 34 Union St., Biddeford. Yard sale and hot dog stand, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thornton Heights United Methodist Church, 100 Westbrook […]

My stuff is mostly on pages. I’ve got shelves of books. Some are timeless. Most were current a while back; less so now. Want them? I’m sure my kids won’t.I imagine that the time will come for you, as I realize that it has arrived for me, when you’ll have to take a serious look […]