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Pope Leo XIV recently released his encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas.” In it he details the dangers of Artificial Intelligence. He uses the biblical story of the Tower of Babel to represent …
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5/28/26
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A few weeks ago, the Diocese of Providence celebrated the ordination of Nicholas Jones to the diaconate. In a few weeks we will celebrate the ordination of two priests: Rev. Mr. Mateusz Puzanowski …
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5/28/26
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Three-quarters of a century ago, on April 29, 1951, I was baptized by Father Thomas Love, SJ, in Baltimore’s Church of Saints Philip and James. Old Scratch must have thoroughly sunken his claws …
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5/28/26
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Since the believing world will commemorate the 800th anniversary of the death of St. Francis of Assisi on October 3 this year, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his hope that St. Francis’s message will …
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5/28/26
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PROVIDENCE — While there has been a perennial push over the years to legalize physician-assisted suicide in Rhode Island, the opposition of the Catholic Church and its faithful to the practice has …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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5/21/26
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WARWICK – During a 1980 interview with the Los Angeles Times, the same year he entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame, legendary Rams, Chargers, and Redskins defensive end David Jones – better …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/21/26
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The Jewish feast of Pentecost was originally one of three great agricultural celebrations marking gratitude to Almighty God for successful harvests. These three farming festivals later evolved into …
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5/21/26
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As a shepherd of the Church, I believe I am called to shed the light of the Gospel upon the issues of our day. As the Church, we bring our unrelenting belief in the sanctity of the human person to …
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By Bishop Daniel E. Garcia, OSV News
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5/21/26
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What does it mean to be a feminist in 2026? While the cultural mainstream often focuses on external displays of independence, young women at Providence College are finding empowerment through an …
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By Chelsea Thorpe, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/21/26
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VATICAN CITY (OSV News) — Pope Leo XIV’s first encyclical, "Magnifica Humanitas," will be published May 25, addressing artificial intelligence and the protection of human dignity, the Vatican has …
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By Courtney Mares, OSV News
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5/21/26
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Some preachers start their homilies with a joke. It’s not as common practice as it used to be. I don’t do it myself usually, but I get the point. Humor captures people’s attention. It opens up …
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5/21/26
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PROVIDENCE— After consulting the Council of Priests, Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Providence, approved the requests of the pastors, trustees, and finance councils of several …
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5/14/26
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PAWTUCKET — To the victors go the spoils. The St. Raphael Academy community has still been riding high atop an emotional wave—with dips into the troughs between when remembering the pain …
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BY RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor & Shawn P. Roarke, NHL.com Senior Director of Editorial
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5/14/26
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PORTSMOUTH— Portsmouth Abbey School is honored to announce that The Right Reverend Dom Matthew Stark, O.S.B., a monk and Abbot Emeritus of Portsmouth Abbey Monastery, will deliver the commencement …
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5/14/26
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Oppose Physician Assisted Suicide STATEWIDE — The Rhode Island General Assembly is advancing legislation to legalize Physician Assisted Suicide (Senate Bill 2051/House Bill 7760). Parishioners are …
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE — In a gesture of faith and solidarity during the Easter season, faithful gathered outside the Wyatt correctional facility in Central Falls on Holy Saturday to pray the Rosary alongside …
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By Silvio Cuellar, Special to Rhode Island Catholic
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE —The day after the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, nearly 200 laymen from across the diocese gathered at St. Augustine Church in Providence to reflect on how to become a …
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By Allison Shinskey, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/14/26
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On May 8, Rhode Island District Deputy Warren Rensehausen (Council #379) presented a selection of inspirational books to Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Bristol. The donation includes titles on St. …
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5/14/26
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Traditionally the month of May is dedicated to Mary, our Blessed Mother. As Catholics, we give honor to all the saints (what theologians call “dulia”), but we give a special, heightened level of …
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5/14/26
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Marie Antoinette, once Queen of France, was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, at today’s Place de Concorde in Paris at age 37, convicted of high treason by her former subjects who, when …
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5/14/26
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