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WARWICK — Shortly after signing the deal on their new school building in May of 2023, Chesterton Academy founder Michael Casey arrived at the former St. Francis School to begin the work of …
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By DANIEL J. HOLMES, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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8/6/26
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PROVIDENCE — Just over one year into his ministry as Bishop of Providence, Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., continues to place immigration and migration among the central pastoral concerns of …
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By Andrzej Skonieczny, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/23/26
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PORTSMOUTH — “The future is yours,” or so young people are often told. However, a group of young men and women in the Diocese of Providence refuse to wait for a distant future to answer the …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/23/26
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(OSV News) — Villanova University, Pope Leo XIV's alma mater, has announced a new award recognizing those who integrate care for the poor and the care of creation — and the pope himself will …
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By Gina Christian, OSV News
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7/23/26
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Sister Marian Steffens O.C.D., passed into eternal life on May 16, 2026. Known as Jean Steffens as a young girl, she was the loving daughter of John Steffens and Evangeline Murphy Steffens, born in …
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7/23/26
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Deacon Robert G. MacLure, age 92, of Cumberland, passed away peacefully on June 26, 2026, surrounded by the love of his family. He was the beloved husband of Rose M. (Treacy) MacLure, with whom he …
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7/23/26
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CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, (OSV News) — Catholics from every inhabited continent gathered in Castel Gandolfo July 19 as Pope Leo XIV led the Angelus prayer from the papal summer palace in the small …
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By Courtney Mares. OSV News
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7/23/26
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The Hillbilly Thomists ‘Strange Land’ Tour
PROVIDENCE — McVinney Auditorium, 43 Dave Gavitt Way, will host the Hillbilly Thomists on Friday, July 24, at 7 p.m. as part of their new …
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7/23/26
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PAWTUCKET — The old church looks essentially the same, inside and out, as the young man remembers it. Much has changed, though. Not least of which, the parish in Pawtucket’s Darlington …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/23/26
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By William Smith III and Madeline Labriola Pax Christi Rhode Island On August 6 we will commemorate the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, then 3 days later the bombing of Nagasaki. …
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7/23/26
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Catholics have been going on pilgrimages from the days of the early church. Pope Benedict XVI said, “to go on pilgrimage really means to step out of ourselves in order to encounter God where …
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7/23/26
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A very gentle song that emerged from the mid-century’s liturgical moderations is entitled “Romans 8” and was styled by Rhode Island native Enrico Garzilli after that chapter in St. Paul’s …
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7/23/26
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PROVIDENCE — Side by side they sit on either side of the aisle in this intimate, dimly lit space, alone with themselves and their thoughts. In less than an hour, they’ll abandon the serenity of …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/9/26
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Pastor Reverend Nicholas Eichman, FSSP, to Pastor, St. Mary Parish, Providence, effective July 1, 2026.
PAROCHIAL VICARS Reverend Mateusz Puzanowski, to Parochial Vicar, St. Luke Parish, …
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7/9/26
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PROVIDENCE — Ask any homeowner and they’ll confirm that there’s always something to do around the house. Yet, most still hold full-time jobs and other responsibilities outside their homes. …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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7/9/26
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Holy Angels Parish America 250 Take-Out Thursday BARRINGTON — Holy Angels Parish, 341 Maple Ave., will celebrate America 250 on Thursday, July 16, with its Stars, Stripes and Bites Take-Out …
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7/9/26
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Our Founding Fathers believed in the natural law, and for that we should thank God as we celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. The natural law is man’s rational participation in the Eternal Law …
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7/9/26
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The days of summer are well along. Indeed some old timers used to insist that summer ended with the Fourth of July! Yes, time passes quickly. The season’s daffodils have faded and the begonias are …
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7/9/26
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PROVIDENCE — Passing through most of the 13 original colonies since departing St. Augustine, Florida, on May 24, the nine perpetual pilgrims following the Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini route on the …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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7/9/26
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ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — Rhode Island Catholic and its Spanish language publication El Catolico de Rhode Island won a combined 11 national Catholic press awards during the Catholic Media …
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7/9/26
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