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Msgr. Raymond B. Bastia, who turns 76 on Oct. 19, recently retired after serving as vicar of Planning and Finance for 18 years. He is volunteering as a consultant for the diocese on the current renovation of the Cathedral Residence and convent.

Longtime Vicar of Finance retires, but keeps his management skills sharp in service to the diocese

PROVIDENCE — When you have a long history of managing large-scale projects in your portfolio, even retirement can’t slow you down from taking on new ones. Msgr. Raymond B. Bastia stepped …

All are invited to Farewell Mass for Archbishop Henning

PROVIDENCE — The Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul will host a Farewell Mass for Archbishop Richard G. Henning in thanksgiving to Almighty God and promise of prayer on Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m. …
Pictured from left are the Human Life Guild Award winners with Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Tobin: Denis Coffey, St. Barnabas, Portsmouth; Carol Larivee, St. Mary, Providence; Valerie Sistare, St. Pius X Westerly; Isabella Cerbo, St. Joseph, West Warwick; and Andrew Geiser, St. Luke, Barrington.

Respect Life Month opens with Human Life Guild Day of prayer

PROVIDENCE — On Saturday, Oct. 5, the Diocese of Providence hosted its Human Life Guild Day. Occurring annually during Respect Life Month, Human Life Guild Day is one of the diocesan events …

Local link of national Life Chain to peacefully, prayerfully stands up for unborn

Throughout Rhode Island and the nation, many lined the streets and sidewalks to peacefully and prayerfully stand up for all human life at the annual Life Chain event as Respect Life Month begins. For …

Big Blessings for Local Steed

On the Feast of St. Francis, Deacon Scott Brown visited the Providence Police Mounted Command and blessed the police horses. The annual Blessing of the Animals commemorates the feast day of St. …
OPINION

Keeping (or Making) Catholic Education Great

According to the Vatican yearbook, the “Annuario Pontificio,” there are north of 5,000 Catholic bishops in the world today. They share certain characteristics and attributes. But I doubt …

The Rosary appeals to the believing mind and the pious heart

During his lengthy pontificate in the late nineteenth century, Pope Leo XIII wrote twelve encyclical letters encouraging the Catholic world to exercise more effective prayer through devotion to the …

What God has joined together, man must not divide

Catholics are rightly in awe at the action of their priests who, by the words of consecration at Mass, can make present on the Church’s altars the Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus …

Special Event Listings for 10.10.24

Public Rosary Rally WEST WARWICK — All are welcome to join in a “Public Square Rosary Rally” on Saturday, Oct. 12, at noon (rain or shine) at Christ the King Church, 124 Legris Ave. …

EDITORIAL

Remembering October 7

On October 7th, 1548, a coalition of Christian countries united by Pope St. Pius V and with the intercession of Mary, defeated a numerically superior Muslim force from the Ottoman Empire at the …