A priest recently mentioned to me that he was not planning to get the COVID-19 vaccine. He told me he was concerned that RNA vaccines could alter our DNA and he heard there were also risks to …
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4/15/21
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PROVIDENCE — At the halfway point of the 2021 Catholic Charity Appeal, the Diocese of Providence has achieved 58 percent of its $6.8 million goal, recording $3,963,285 pledged in total gifts as …
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4/8/21
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By Brian FragaRhode Island Catholic CorrespondentBRISTOL — Father Marinaldo Batista, CSP, was the pastor of St. Elizabeth Church in Bristol for a little over two-and-a-half years. But in that …
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By Brian Fraga, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/8/21
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A few years back, my nephew, who was still living in New England at the time, was coming to Providence to join me for dinner. Actually he was coming to Providence to cook dinner for me, because I …
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4/8/21
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In a re-enactment of Jesus’ final journey to Calvary, parishioners and friends of St. Thomas More Church take the Stations to the streets of South County, carrying the cross of Jesus down Ocean …
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4/8/21
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Divine Mercy celebration to be held at St. Pius V ChurchPROVIDENCE—St. Pius V Church, 240 Eaton St., will celebrate The Feast of Divine Mercy, Sunday, April 11. Adoration will be held from …
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4/8/21
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On March 11, more than 80 men from 11 different parishes throughout the Diocese of Providence attended the first in-person Men’s Retreat since the pandemic began one year ago. The retreat …
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4/8/21
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CRANSTON — During a normal year, the 130 members of the Holy Apostles Church High School Youth Ministry would get together during Lent for such traditional events, such as the celebration of …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/8/21
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On Good Friday, British police officers demanded that worshippers at Christ the King Polish Catholic Church in London vacate church immediately or receive fines and even imprisonment. The police …
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4/8/21
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Cardinal Christian Tumi, Cameroon’s first Cardinal, died on April 2 at the age of 90. In November of this year, Tumi was kidnapped by a separatist militia, which attempted to goad the Cardinal …
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4/8/21
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