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Lent is about changing the trajectory of our lives. We try to nudge our life toward God; toward love, kindness and generosity. In Scripture, we repeatedly see tax collectors and sinners offered the …
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By Archbishop Mitchell T. Rozanski, OSV News
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2/26/26
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Those who remember the epic pontificate of St. John Paul II may recall a tall, handsome layman with well-combed, iron-gray hair, dressed in a black business suit, white shirt, and black tie, …
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2/26/26
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Eager that the faithful should observe a fruitful Lenten season, the Church’s liturgy early on recalls the lives of Biblical heroes who faced overwhelming odds but persevered to a fruitful outcome. …
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2/26/26
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PHILADELPHIA — The Trump administration’s effort to remove a slavery exhibit at a national historic site in Philadelphia distorts history, while eroding racial justice and healing, several Black …
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By Gina Christian, OSV News
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2/26/26
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WARREN — Although nestled in a small, tree-lined suburb of Providence, St. Mary of the Bay Parish has made an outsized impact on the greater community through its highly active social ministries. …
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BY RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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2/26/26
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PROVIDENCE — Medical professionals, caregivers, and students from across the Diocese of Providence gathered at Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel at Providence College for the annual White Mass, celebrated …
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By Andrew Skonieczny
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2/26/26
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Annual Lenten Fish Fry HARRISVILLE — The Shrine of the Little Flower, 35 Dion Drive, will hold its annual Fish Fry on Friday evenings in Lent, now through March 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event …
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2/26/26
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In Bishop Bruce Lewandowski’s February 19th column in our award-winning diocesan newspaper, Rhode Island Catholic, he invited us all to “Go Big or Go Home!” this Lenten season - and asked: what …
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2/26/26
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EAST GREENWICH — In what meteorologists are calling a “historic superbomb,” the Blizzard of ’26 has rewritten the record books, leaving no community in the Ocean State untouched. The storm …
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2/26/26
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PROVIDENCE —Bishop Bruce Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., celebrated Ash Wednesday Mass on February 18 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence, reminding us of our journey toward renewal and …
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2/26/26
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — St. Peter’s Basilica inaugurated a new Stations of the Cross Feb. 20, with paintings by a young Swiss artist who won the Vatican’s international art competition and …
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By Courtney Mares, OSV News
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2/26/26
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Everything about Lent screams extreme. Jesus went to great lengths to show his love for us. His 40-day showdown with the devil in the desert offers a glimpse into his desire to take on all that it …
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2/19/26
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The thing about Mardi Gras in New Orleans is the scale of what happens here. Two weekends ago, I went to eight parades. I saw 277 floats from four different artistic design and construction …
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By Jaymie Stuart Wolfe, OSV News
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2/19/26
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P.D. James’ detective novels, featuring Inspector Adam Dalgliesh of New Scotland Yard, are every bit as gripping as those penned by Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edith Pargeter (who wrote as …
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2/19/26
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Lent has popularly and properly been considered a season of mortification and self-denial. Catholics have given up candy as children and beer or wine as adults. The faithful have sworn off their …
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2/19/26
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Annual Lenten Fish Fry HARRISVILLE — The Shrine of the Little Flower, 35 Dion Drive, will hold its annual Fish Fry on Friday evenings in Lent, from Feb. 20 to March 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. The event …
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2/19/26
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics going to Mass on Ash Wednesday will leave church marked, but whether the ashes appear as a bold cross on the forehead or sprinkled atop the head depends largely on …
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By Josephine Peterson, Catholic News Service
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2/18/26
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CENTRAL FALLS — Snow began to fall at an escalating rate the closer the walkers got to the imposing prison, which is surrounded by high, barbed-wire fencing. But the inclement weather did not deter …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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2/12/26
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By Michael Cook, The Catholic Weekly, OSV News SYDNEY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Australia in 2028 to preside over the International Eucharistic Congress, an auxiliary bishop of …
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By Michael Cook, The Catholic Weekly, OSV News
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2/12/26
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By Laura Kelly Fanucci OSV News Picture your favorite place to sit. A cozy recliner near the TV, a reading spot on your couch or your usual chair at the kitchen table. Remember how your body sinks …
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2/12/26
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