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Msgr. Kenney to celebrate Mass for Pope Francis Friday, April 25

PROVIDENCE — Msgr. Albert A. Kenney will celebrate Holy Mass on Friday, April 25, at noon at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence, to pray for the repose of the soul of the late …
An image of Pope Francis is placed beside a candle in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul hours after his death as former Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans celebrates noon Mass on Easter Monday with Diocesan Administrator Msgr. Albert A. Kenney, left, and Father Robert E. Lacombe, homilist.

The late Holy Father remembered as a 'shining and powerful example of the mercy of God'

PROVIDENCE — While most along the U.S. East Coast were still asleep at about 1:35 a.m. on Easter Monday, Pope Francis breathed his last, and the tectonic loss for the universal Catholic Church …
Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, since 2013 - Pope Francis, washes the feet of residents of a shelter for drug users during Holy Thursday Mass in 2008 at a church in a poor neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Pope Francis died April 21, 2025, at age 88.

The Holy Father remembered as the pope of the poor

ROME — In the last years of his papacy, the world saw the more serious, concerned and suffering face of Pope Francis. But with one group he was always beaming, always smiling and always …
Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., greets Pope Francis during a meeting with new bishops at the Vatican Sept. 8, 2022.

Appointments of Bishops Tobin and Lewandowski to Providence were among last American shepherds named by JPII, Francis

PROVIDENCE — The Most Reverend Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Bishop-Designate of Providence, spoke glowingly of Pope Francis on the day of his appointment, April 8, which when paired with the …
Pope Francis appears on the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to deliver his Easter blessing “urbi et orbi” (to the city and the world) at the Vatican April 20, 2025.

Pope on Easter: Jesus' resurrection makes Christians pilgrims of hope

VATICAN CITY — The hope Christians have is not a sign of avoiding reality but of trusting in the power of God to defeat sin and death as the resurrection of Jesus clearly shows, Pope Francis …
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Through sincere belief in the Son of God we have life in His name

For many years, actually many centuries, the Catholic Mass was concluded with the priest’s reading of the opening verses of the Gospel according to St. John which begins, “In the …

Synodality Against Episcopacy?

After defining, within strict limits, the infallibility of papal teaching on faith and morals, the First Vatican Council intended to take up the parallel question of the authority of bishops in the …

Continuing the work of Jesus through the ages

Cornelius, a Gentile military officer, was “…devout and God-fearing along with his whole household.” The Book of Acts recalls that he “… used to give alms generously …

Save the Date: Holy Mass of Installation for Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R.

PROVIDENCE — You are invited to the Holy Mass of Installation for Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., to be celebrated Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 2 p.m. (procession to begin at 1:30 …

Special Event Listing for 04.24.25

Pizza and Prayer PROVIDENCE — High school and college–aged men discerning the priesthood are invited to Pizza and Prayer on April 26 and May 24, from 6 – 7 p.m. at Our Lady of …

Where Do You Draw The ‘Mercy Line’?

Where do you draw the line—the “mercy line?” The mercy line marks the point beyond which, in your view, mercy should NOT be offered to a person: If you do such-and-such a …

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