Rhode Island Catholic

Once upon a time, before the Cuisinart of advanced educational thinking reduced history, geography, and civics to the tasteless gruel of “social studies,” humanity’s story was … more

4/13/23

Following the path to Christ’s glory

A child with severe physical challenges was found on the steps of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sometime during the Middle Ages. The passers-by who noticed him were quite taken-aback by the little … more

4/13/23

Bishop Richard G. Henning celebrates Mass on Easter Sunday for 24 inmates at the Rhode Island Adult Correctional Institute, Cranston.

Bishop Henning celebrates Easter Mass for inmates at ACI

CRANSTON — “The Lord is truly risen. Alleluia.” It was with these words that Bishop Richard G. Henning began Easter morning Mass for two dozen inmates at the Rhode Island Adult … more

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent | 4/13/23

HOLY THURSDAY: Bishop Richard G. Henning, in the ritual reenactment of Christ washing the feet of the Apostles, washes the feet of a diverse group of pilgrims during Mass on Holy Thursday at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, beginning the celebration of the Sacred Easter Triduum.

Holy Week 2023: Photo Showcase

The summit of the Liturgical Year is the Easter Triduum — from the evening of Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday. This photo showcase is a glimpse of the spirit of this most Holy Week for Catholics … more

4/13/23

Special Event Listings for 04.13.23

Knights to host Portuguese BreakfastNORTH KINGSTOWN — The Knights of Columbus will hold a Portuguese Breakfast at the Council Hall, 1265 Tower Hill Road, North Kingstown, on Sunday, April 16, … more

4/13/23

A monk takes a photo of the daffodils and thousands of other flowers donated by growers in the Netherlands to decorate St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Easter morning Mass with Pope Francis April 9, 2023.

Pope Prays That Easter Joy Would Break Through Gloom Of Sin, War, Strife

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On a bright spring morning, Pope Francis prayed that Christians would experience the joy of Easter and allow Christ’s resurrection to be “the light that … more

By Cindy Wooden, CNS | 4/13/23

Pope Francis arrives at St. Peter's Square at the Vatican for Palm Sunday Mass April 2, 2023.

At Palm Sunday Mass, Pope says be close to those 'abandoned' like Christ: unborn, migrants

VATICAN CITY — The unborn, migrants, the elderly and the disabled are “living icons” of Jesus that call Christians to draw close to those who feel abandoned just as Christ did on … more

By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service | 4/6/23

Sister Roberta O’Connell

FALL RIVER, Mass. — Sister Roberta O’Connell, FCJ, passed away peacefully on March 31 at Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River, Massachusetts, after a brief illness. The daughter of … more

4/6/23

Irene Ruscito

CRANSTON — Irene (Box) Ruscito, 89, of Cranston, passed away peacefully with her family at her side Thursday evening, March 23, 2023. She was the loving wife of the late Alphonse A. Ruscito for … more

4/6/23

Don’t Bypass the Cross This Holy Week!

This coming Sunday, Catholic churches all over the world will be filled with worshipers proclaiming their faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. That’s wonderful. But many of them — … more

4/6/23

Give up, or Give Witness?

A recent poll of U.S. residents, taken in March by the nonpartisan National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago, has yielded some distressing and ominous results. According to the … more

4/6/23

John Paul II and me (and the Poles)

In the first chapter of Profiles in Courage, John F. Kennedy quoted an exasperated Congressman, John Steven McGroarty, who wrote an irritating constituent in these neatly acerbic terms: “One of … more

4/6/23

Easter honors Christ’s legacy, the Father’s will

An ancient mausoleum lies within the heart of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Although only a flight of stairs away from the enshrined tip of Mount Calvary, the age-old tomb is … more

4/6/23

Let us live our lives with purpose and conviction

TO THE EDITOR: Soon we will be celebrating the Easter Season. With diminishing Christian adherents the public display of the holiday may only be noted inside Christian churches. The past years … more

4/6/23

U.N. Treaty on nuclear weapons must be ratified to avoid catastrophe

TO THE EDITOR: On February 21, Pax Christi International (PCI) issued a report marking the very troubling one-year anniversary of Russia’s brutal invasion of and war of aggression against … more

4/6/23

Local Catholics gathered for Palm Sunday Masses

Local Catholics gathered for Palm Sunday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Providence. Pictured at top, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin celebrated Holy Mass for Palm Sunday of the Passion of … more

4/6/23

Barbara Rickert melts a wax coating onto her design. These special Pysanky eggs are made by hollowing out eggs with a Dremel tool and decorating them using melted wax and colored dye.

A Vibrant Easter Tradition

NORTH KINGSTOWN — When devout Ukrainian women begin to decorate Pysanky, Ukrainian Easter eggs, they make the sign of the cross and whisper, “God help me!” They do this to assure … more

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor | 4/6/23

Special Event Listings for 04.06.23

PC announces Rodney K. Delasanta LecturePROVIDENCE — Jessica Hooten Wilson, Ph.D., will be the speaker for this year’s 2023 Rodney K. Delasanta Lecture to be held on Thursday, April 13, … more

4/6/23

The Virtues Of Easter: Hope, Peace And Joy

An authentic celebration of Easter, the Resurrection of Christ, is such a world-changing, life-changing event that it should inspire in us a tidal wave of emotion, and the growth of important … more

4/6/23

A blessed and happy Easter to you!

Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Diocese of Providence: A blessed and happy Easter to you! We recall that when the holy Apostles and the devout women went to the tomb on Easter morning, they … more

4/6/23