With a theme of Building Bridges, this year’s International Community Festival hosted by St. Michael the Archangel Church in Providence, featured food from around the world, games for children, … more

My 20-something granddaughter went into a convent last week. Mary Kathleen quit her job, gave away her sizable collection of clothes, handed her cellphone to her mother (families have hand-me-ups as … more

PROVIDENCE — The Diocese of Providence has announced that the 2019 annual Lumen Gentium service awards banquet will be held on Wednesday, May 15, at Twin River … more

PROVIDENCE — The diocesan Office of the Apostolate for People with Disabilities will offer trainings in the Method “Vivre.” This method is used in the Special Religious Development Ministry … more

PROVIDENCE — The first Red Mass was celebrated almost 800 years ago in Paris’ Le Sainte Chappelle. The famous chapel was also then the home of one of Christendom’s most revered relics: the … more

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Despite many positive and joyful moments during the Synod of Bishops on young people, bishops also have set aside the agenda to discuss the serious scandals and unfolding … more

PROVIDENCE — Mixing brutal honesty and vulnerability with soothing and uplifting praise music, Audrey Assad enthralled her audience at the McVinney Auditorium. “Lord, I need You. Oh, I need … more

PROVIDENCE — The Haitian Project, founded in the early 1980s by St. Joseph Parish in Providence and dedicated to providing educational opportunities in Haiti, is embarking on an ambitious plan to … more

Child abuse of any kind – physical, sexual, emotional – is unmitigated evil, criminal and mortally sinful. Anyone who knows about it and does nothing is as … more

TO THE EDITOR: Apparently non-profit groups may now pay a fee and have a message projected on the RI statehouse. Sometime back in June or July the words “Bishop Tobin does not speak for Rhode … more