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Concierto Ven y Verás de la Hermandad Emaús con Jon Carlo

Noche de alabanza y testimonio: El próximo viernes 2 de mayo a partir de las 7 pm se llevará a cabo en el auditorio diocesano McVinney, el concierto "Tú Eres Mas Fuerte", con el … more

3/6/26

Un evento histórico de mucha bendición: El padre Nolasco Tamayo, director del Ministerio Multicultural junto con el párroco de St. Mary el padre de Jonathan Romanowski, encabezan el desfile Mariano por la calle Broadway en Providence. Cada grupo se encargó de decorar hermosas carrozas y pancartas representando a diferentes advocaciones marianas.

Diócesis realiza su primer Desfile Mariano terminando con Misa en Catedral

PROVIDENCE- Con la participación de todas las advocaciones marianas de los distintos países; la Diócesis de Providence hizo su primer Desfile Mariano, iniciando en la Iglesia … more

Por Hortencia Medina , Corresponsal Parroquial | 12/10/25

Pope Leo XIV, the former Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, waves to the crowds in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after his election as pope May 8, 2025. The new pope was born in Chicago.

Chicago native Cardinal Prevost elected pope, takes name Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, the Chicago-born prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops under Pope Francis, was elected the 267th pope May 8 and took the name Pope … more

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service | 5/8/25

Ranking officers of the Vatican police and the Pontifical Swiss Guard place a beaded rope and seal on a Vatican office in the Apostolic Palace May 6, 2025. Buildings along the path cardinals may take from their residence to the Sistine Chapel during the conclave to elect a new pope have been sealed off.

As conclave begins, it's business as usual at the Vatican … sort of

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- In Rome, the conclave is the talk of the town: from speculation over a morning espresso about who will be the next pope to taxi drivers complaining about how roadblocks have … more

By Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service | 5/8/25

Keep the Heat On wraps up 20th season of cold winter weather assistance

PROVIDENCE — The all-time coldest temperature recorded in Rhode Island was -28° F in the Wood River Junction section of Richmond on January 11, 1942. Rhode Islanders might have felt like … more

By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent | 5/8/25

Assignments 05.08.25

RETIRING FROM ACTIVE MINISTRY Reverend Peter J. D’Ambrosia, from Pastor, St. Clare Parish, Misquamicut, and Administrator of St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Bradford, to Pastor Emeritus, St. Clare … more

5/8/25

Honoring jubilarian priests for their service to God, the Church

MILESTONE ANNIVERSARIES: On Monday, April 28, the Diocese of Providence held its annual Priest Study Day, which also included honoring priests who are celebrating significant anniversaries of … more

5/8/25

Two seminarians from the Diocese of Providence receive Ministry of Lector

On the morning of March 30, during Mass celebrated by Bishop Mark O’Connell at St. John’s Seminary, Brighton, Massachusetts, seminarians Nick Jones and David Bardales were installed as … more

5/8/25

The new statue of Blessed Carlo Acutis stood close to the Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Divine Mercy Sunday.

Bristol parish honors Carlo Acutis in special event

BRISTOL — Blessed Carlo Acutis, as beloved as he is, isn’t a saint quite yet. But in the eyes of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish in Bristol, he most certainly is. On the afternoon of … more

By Allison Shinskey, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent | 5/8/25

A Catholic Mom’s Tips to Avoid Mom ‘Burnout’

I saw a t-shirt that read “Moms are Superheroes” and it made me laugh. Regular day-to-day responsibilities, obligations and obstacles, plus the relentless demands of parenthood typically … more

5/8/25

Carlo Acutis, who was born in 1991 in London and died in 2006 in Monza, Italy.

Pedestal deserved: Carlo Acutis’ digital authenticity

For someone for whom the idea of a celebrity culture putting people on an undeserved pedestal was distasteful, it’s a bit ironic that he’s been put on a pedestal himself. In the case of … more

By Sister Hosea Rupprecht, OSV News | 5/8/25

The Good News: Redemption is on hand for mankind

How about this for the proudest boast ever: “The Father and I are one.” (Jn10:30) Still, Scripture readers should not be surprised at Christ’s claim. The very first line of St. … more

5/8/25

The Church of the Beatitudes in Galilee is built on the site where tradition says that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount. The octagonal floor plan represents the eight beatitudes, and the grounds are quite picturesque and a place of tranquility.

Sea of Galilee teams with a wealth of faith and history

TIBERIAS, Israel — It is truly a small world. As a small group of American journalists enters the Igal Allon Centre, home of the Man in Galilee Museum and the Ancient Galilee Boat, Jack Gabay, … more

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor | 5/8/25

Special Event Listings for 05.08.25

Chopstick Auction CUMBERLAND — The Historic St Joseph’s Church, 1303 Mendon Road, will host a chopstick auction in the church hall on Friday May 9, 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The tickets … more

5/8/25

An estimated 200,000 people gather in St. Peter's Square and the neighboring streets to attend funeral Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican April 26, 2025.

Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope 'with an open heart'

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided … more

By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service | 5/1/25

Copies of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, are left for visitors at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major where Pope Francis is buried April 27, 2025. The conclave to elect the next pope will begin May 7, 2025.

In Rome, the real national sport isn’t soccer. It’s betting on the next Pope

ROME — If you thought Italians were only obsessed with soccer, think again. With the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor still days away, a different game has taken over the Eternal … more

By Ines San Martin, OSV News | 5/1/25

From left, Fathers Marcel Taillon, Joseph Brodeur, Christopher Murphy and Mark Gadoury gather for a photo in St. Peter’s Square, where they met to concelebrate the Mass of Christian Burial for Pope Francis on Saturday, April 25. “It was a tremendous blessing to be there in the Square praying for the happy repose of our Holy Father, especially in the company of so many brother priests,” said Father Brodeur, who was ordained last year. “To sit all together as priests of Providence amidst such a large crowd was a special grace.”

Local priests have ‘providential’ meeting while concelebrating pope’s funeral

ROME — Among the flock of 250,000 mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square, four priests from the Diocese of Providence managed to remain together to offer … more

By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent | 5/1/25

White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis, was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff.

Where - and when - to watch for white smoke

OSV NEWS — The conclave is set to begin May 7, but the public only knows its end by iconic white smoke billowing out of the Sistine Chapel’s chimney. Black smoke means the cardinals have … more

5/1/25

Special Event Listings for 05.01.25

May Breakfast NORTH PROVIDENCE — The St. Anthony Parish Holy Name Society will sponsor a May Breakfast on Sunday, May 4, from 8 a.m. - 1 p.m. The event will take place at the St. Anthony Parish … more

5/1/25

Msgr. Albert A. Kenney concelebrates a Mass for the repose of Pope Francis’ soul at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Friday, April 25. In his homily, he said that Pope Francis was true to his Jesuit charism and “never wavered in his desire to do all things for the greater glory of God.”

Pope Francis 'never wavered in his desire to do all things for the greater glory of God'

PROVIDENCE — The day before a quarter million people gathered inside the confines of St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis, the Diocese of Providence celebrated a Mass for … more

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor | 5/1/25