RELIGION

We speak with the Boston Globe journalist whose investigative work revealed decades of systematic abuse among the Archdiocese of greater Boston and inspired the Oscar-winning film, "Spotlight." We also get into our own Oscar predictions and try wines at State Street Fruit Store.

A report on the Boston Archdiocese was made public in 2003, but the investigation into the dioceses of Worcester, Springfield and Fall River has never been released.

We check out United Way's fundraiser, Ski United, learn about the "Calm and Candlelight" concert at South Church in Amherst, and send a good Belmonte send-off to the New England Patriots.

Five years ago, a predominantly Black church in Springfield, Massachusetts, named after Martin Luther King Jr., was burned down in a suspected hate crime. Church leaders say they are trying to focus not on the fire but on rebirth and forgiveness.

The number crunchers on Beacon Hill began the state budgeting process. The consensus revenue hearing determined cautious growth is ahead in Massachusetts.

We celebrate Jewish Book Month with author Richard Michelson, learn about an interfaith concert at Bombyx this Thursday and learn about the connections between pop culture and the stars with Mr. Universe.

Author Michael Hutton-Woodland shares the story of his new novel, "Harvesting Legacy: A Farm’s Journey," Avery Sharpe on tour across New England, and Mr. Universe tells us about World Space Week.

Elms College religious studies professor Michael McGravey called Pope Leo the XIV's election an "unprecedented" moment in the church's history.

More than 130 Catholic Cardinals have begun the selection process for a new pope Wednesday known as a conclave. On Tuesday, William Byrne, the Bishop of the Springfield Diocese weighed in on what he is looking for in a new pope.

Catholics around the world await the naming of the next leader of the Catholic church following the death Monday of Pope Francis. At St. Michael's Cathedral in Springfield, Mass., several parishioners spoke fondly of him and what they hope in the next supreme pontiff.