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NEWPORT — In honor of the Kennedy’s 69th wedding anniversary, one can now re-live that special day of September 12, 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then-Senator John F. …
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9/8/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A Holy Hour for Our Nation will be held on Monday, Sept. 12, in remembrance of the events of 9/11, at St. Martha’s Church, 2595 Pawtucket Ave., 6:30 p.m. The reflection …
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8/30/22
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PROVIDENCE — Diocesan Youth Day, celebrating this year's theme of “I Am,” will be held September 10, from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., at Our Lady of Fatima Church, Cumberland, rain or …
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8/25/22
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PROVIDENCE —The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has recently launched the National Eucharistic Revival, a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery in the United …
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By Laura Kilgus, Assistant Editor
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8/25/22
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CRANSTON — Compared to contemporaries like St. Faustina and Sister Lúcia of Fátima, the visions of Mother Eugenia Ravasio have attracted a somewhat more limited following. It is …
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By DANIEL J. HOLMES, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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8/25/22
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In Jesus Christ we find “the way, the truth, and the life.” He tells us how we receive that life: “whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him …
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8/25/22
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Sometime ago this e-mail message was received at St. Ambrose Church in Albion where I have been helping with week-end Masses since retirement. The communication reads: “To whom it may concern: …
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8/25/22
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Growing up, I was the token Asian girl. I still remember setting foot onto my Los Angeles college campus for the first time. I joined a Christian group where there were more Asian faces my age than …
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8/25/22
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Rhode Island Catholic recently interviewed Father Ryan Connors about the Sacrament of Penance. Father Connors serves as Professor of Moral Theology at St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, …
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8/25/22
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PROVIDENCE — Richard Dujardin, the longtime religion beat reporter for the Providence Journal was tragically killed on Monday, August 15, while walking with Rose-Marie, his beloved wife of 54 …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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8/25/22
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PROVIDENCE — Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has created a task force to address the medical, social and pastoral issues connected with the mental health crisis among the youth.The Diocesan Task Force …
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By COLE DeSANTIS, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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8/11/22
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PROVIDENCE — A summary report, released this week by the Diocese of Providence, shows that the faithful have responded generously to Bishop Thomas J. Tobin’s call to express their …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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8/11/22
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More than 2,000 people gathered in front of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul after processing in prayer and song from the Charis USA National Conference, held on July 28 at the Rhode Island …
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8/11/22
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PROVIDENCE — A Diocesan report chronicling input from the faithful in the Diocese of Providence following Pope Francis’s call for global participation in “Synod 2021-2023: For a …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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8/11/22
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Become an Ambassador of St. Mary’s ChurchNEWPORT — The Ambassadors Club is open to all interested parishioners of St. Augustin and St. Mary’s churches. Volunteers sign up for …
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8/11/22
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The summer months provide ample time for relaxation and retreat from the busyness of the year’s many tasks. Even Jesus recognized the need for rest. Witnessing the stress experienced by his …
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8/11/22
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In his apostolic voyage to Canada, Pope Francis apologized for the acts of abuse committed against Indigenous Peoples by Catholics and other political leaders in Canada’s residential school …
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8/11/22
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The scriptural commentary on the New Testament found in the authorized New American Bible suggests that the Magnificat, traditionally considered to be Mary’s hymn of praise in response to her …
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8/11/22
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Where does God show up on your calendar?I pose this as a real question, not a rhetorical one. If someone found your planner on the bus or a stranger glanced at your calendar on the wall or a hacker …
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By Laura Kelly Fanucci
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8/11/22
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A young woman from St. Patrick Church in Providence has answered a call to religious life. On August 1, Emily Cuellar became a novice with the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal (CFR) in New York. On …
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8/11/22
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