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This coming Sunday in our Gospel reading we will hear about an appearance of the risen Christ to two of his disciples on Easter Sunday. The appearance took place as the disciples were traveling from …
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4/16/26
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While the world may move on after Easter Sunday, the joy of the Resurrection continues throughout the entire fifty-day Easter season, lasting all the way until Pentecost in late May. Easter is the …
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4/16/26
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My visit to a cousin out of state overlapped with her day to mind her infant grandchild. While we were out shopping, she examined some clothing and asked me to mind the child who was in a stroller. A …
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4/16/26
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The Catholic Athletic League has concluded its 2025-26 basketball season with the annual tournament—an exciting and inspiring celebration of teamwork, skill, and sportsmanship. Throughout the …
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4/16/26
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BARRINGTON – Even though their time appears to have passed, the MOB still meets on a regular basis here in Rhode Island. Not in secret, either. And they’re actively recruiting new members. Mind …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/16/26
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More than 150 walkers gathered at St. John the Baptist Church for the 41st Annual Good Friday Walk, raising approximately $3,500 for local soup kitchens and Project Hope. From Father Mauricio Romero …
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4/16/26
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Encounter School of Identity CHARLESTOWN — St. James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, will host the Encounter School of Identity on Friday, April 17, and Saturday, April 18. The event will …
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4/16/26
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Reverend Norman W. Bourdon, 78, Pastor Emeritus of St. Joan of Arc Parish, Cumberland, Rhode Island, died March 20, 2026.
Born in Providence, Rhode Island, son of the late Normand and Genevieve …
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4/2/26
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PROVIDENCE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence hosted 10 leaders of several different faith traditions for an Interfaith Vigil for Peace to raise awareness of the need for faith communities …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/2/26
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As we walked in procession on Good Friday, we followed closely behind one of the parishioners dressed as Jesus. He was tunic clad, crowned with thorns, and wearing sandals; he made his way around the …
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4/2/26
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Living Stations WOONSOCKET — St. Agatha’s Church, 34 Joffre Ave., will present the Living Stations of the Cross on Good Friday, April 3, at 3 p.m. The event will feature a powerful reflection on …
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4/2/26
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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an agreement has been reached with Israeli authorities to allow Holy Week and Easter celebrations to take place at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher after they …
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By Junno Arocho Esteves, OSV News
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4/2/26
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This week, the faithful across the Diocese of Providence gather to observe Holy Week, commemorating the Paschal Mystery and the salvtion won for us by Christ. The week began with Palm Sunday …
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4/2/26
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CENTRAL FALLS — On Holy Saturday, April 4 at 11 a.m., Bishop Bruce will meet at Fuerza Laboral, 6 Chases Lane, anyone gathering to pray a “Rosary for Migrants” for our immigrant brothers and …
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4/2/26
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On Holy Thursday we hear Christ’s stunning words: “This is my body.” Our minds struggle to comprehend how the creator of the universe makes himself become really present. To wrap our minds …
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4/2/26
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To ensure that Christ was condemned to death on Good Friday the leaders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas and to destroy Jesus (cf. Mt. 27:20). Pilate then asks: “Shall I crucify your …
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4/2/26
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My Lenten reading has included an interesting, if somewhat odd, book about the greatest of the Latin Fathers of the Church: “Augustine the African” by Catherine Conybeare, a philologist currently …
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4/2/26
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The Real Presence – Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity – of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist has been given popular as well as theological credence for centuries, in fact, for millennia. Believers often …
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4/2/26
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EAST GREENWICH – In a calendar rarity, Holy Week and Passover, two of the most sacred occasions in Christianity and Judaism respectively, are overlapping once again in 2026, after having taken …
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By Erik Scalavino, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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4/2/26
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PAWTUCKET — Julian Salazar hadn’t attended a Catholic School before, but when he was graduating from Blackstone Valley Prep and thinking about the path he wanted his future to follow, he set his …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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3/26/26
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