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 …
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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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PROVIDENCE — In darkness, Catholics gathered in the mother church of the Diocese of Providence hear a deacon, illumined by a candle, recite the following words: “Exult, let them exult, …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/24/25
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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 …
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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 …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/24/25
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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 …
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By Paulina Guzik, OSV News
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4/24/25
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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 …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/24/25
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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 …
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CUMBERLAND —Father Lawrence E. Toole, 90, Pastor Emeritus of the former Saint Patrick Parish, Cumberland passed away peacefully with his family by his side, on Holy Thursday, April 17, 2025. …
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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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As the world absorbs the news of the death of Pope Francis — and before the ever-busy oddsmakers and deep insiders begin the game of papabile speculation that accompanies every papal death and …
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By Elizabeth Scalia, OSV News
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4/24/25
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis has died April 21 at the age of 88.
The pope died at 7:35 a.m. Rome time, U.S. Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church, announced. …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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4/21/25
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Seeing images of the faithful on Palm Sunday walk down the Mount of Olives waving palms to signify Jesus’ triumphant entrance into Jerusalem, I became wistful for the moment, just one month …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/17/25
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PROVIDENCE — Boston Archbishop Richard G. Henning, S.T.D., was greeted by one of the largest crowds for a Chrism Mass in years as he returned to the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul Monday, …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/17/25
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By Father John Maria Devaney, O.P.
On April 30, 2000, during the last ordinary jubilee year the Church celebrated, Pope St. John Paul II canonized a young Polish religious sister named Sister …
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Father John Maria Devaney, O.P.
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4/17/25
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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 …
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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 …
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LINCOLN — Accompanied by a Knights of Columbus honor guard amid a crowd of parishioners, family, and friends, the Right Reverend Exarch Joseph S. Haggar, pastor emeritus of St. Basil the Great …
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By Kathleen Troost-Cramer, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/17/25
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PROVIDENCE — Citing the United States’ inability to “absorb large numbers of migrants, and in particular, refugees, into its communities” without compromising the resources …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/17/25
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NARRAGANSETT — The Order of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) are known for the practice of Ignatian spirituality, in which God is found through service to others and the world at large. The …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/17/25
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