Iraqi officials say they will build a database and start collecting DNA samples from families of suspected victims of the Islamic State extremist group.

Pope Leo XIV is spending the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them.

A priest held a Catholic Mass outside the Everglades detention center, Alligator Alcatraz, on Saturday morning. Here is the recap of the event.

MassReconnect, which launched in 2022, offers free community college to state residents over age 25 who don’t have a bachelor’s degree.

Several Catholic priests discuss how their parishioners are responding to ramped up immigration enforcement efforts across the nation.

Two $100,000 lottery prizes were won in Massachusetts on Saturday. The prizes were won during the daily “Mass Cash” drawing. The winning numbers for the Aug. 16 drawing were 2, 9, 19, 22, and 34. One of the winning tickets was sold in Somerville’s Teele Square Market. The other was sold at a Market Basket in Revere.

The state’s beach water quality dashboard showed that 68 beaches were closed due to high bacteria levels Sunday.