Video: Boston Catholics celebrate election of first American-born pope. Bostonians were also surprised by the pick. "Everyone was in shock by an American pope," said John Hickey, ...

Pope Leo XIV, who was elected to the role of leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, received an honorary degree from Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, in 2005.

The Andover Choral Society will fill the room with love when it hits the stage for its spring concert next week. The nonprofit organization will hold its “Songs of Love” concert at 3 p.m. May 4 at the ...