“Salve, regina, mater, misericordiae ... In English: “Hail holy Queen, Mother of mercy, our life, our sweetness, and our hope.” Badinelli doesn’t need the translation.

An earlier version of this story misstated the number of dormitories Salve Regina University plans to build. The university will construct one residence hall to house more than 200 students.

NEWPORT, R.I. (WPRI) — Salve Regina University is planning to build a new residence hall on the corner of Shepard and Lawrence avenues in Newport. The university announced on Monday that it has ...

From Pentecost to the First Sunday of Advent, the Salve Regina is the Marian antiphon ... the mother of mercy, our life, sweetness, and hope, hail. To Thee we exiles cry out, the sons of Eve.