NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials of the Nashville Diocese called news of a morning mass shooting and loss of life at a private Christian school in the city heartbreaking and “deeply sad and …
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By Katie Peterson, OSV News
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3/30/23
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PROVIDENCE — On Tuesday, March 21, the Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee met to discuss SB0617, known as the Solitary Confinement Reform Act. Proposed in the Senate on March 7, the bill …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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3/30/23
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At his own initiative, and with the support of the Diocese of Providence, Father George K. Nixon has petitioned for and has received a dispensation from all obligations associated with the sacred …
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3/30/23
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WARWICK — Michael J. Gaffney, 73, passed away on March 18, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Deborah (Masson) Gaffney for 52 years. He was born in Providence, …
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3/30/23
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WOONSOCKET — Father Charles P. Quinn, 82, pastor emeritus of St. Eugene Parish in Chepachet, died Wednesday, March 22, 2023, at Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket. Born in Providence, Rhode …
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3/30/23
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PROVIDENCE — Father Daniel Lapolla, C.S., died on January 5, 2023. He was born in Putnam, Connecticut, on September 26, 1942, the son of Daniel Lapolla and Helen M. Lapolla (nee Tinkham). As a …
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3/30/23
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There’s a reason it’s called “Holy Week” and that’s because in these days we will enter into the deepest mysteries of the Christian Faith. In this week we will observe …
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3/30/23
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Updated Cemetery Mass for Holy Week PAWTUCKET — A Mass for Holy Week has been updated by the Office of Catholic Cemeteries. Mass will be celebrated for Saint Francis Cemetery on Wednesday, …
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3/30/23
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BURRILLVILLE — Before the birth of her grandson, Beverly Munyon prayed for a healthy child, never imagining the difficulties in store for their family when that prayer did not come true. When …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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3/30/23
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PROVIDENCE — Silvio Cuellar, who has served in the Diocese of Providence for nearly 25 years as the longtime editor of El Catolico de Rhode Island, the Spanish language version of Rhode Island …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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3/30/23
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The Catholic Athletic League hosted the 2023 basketball championship over the weekends of March 11 - 12 and March 18-19 at area Catholic high schools.
Hundreds of young athletes took part in …
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3/30/23
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“Those that can give up essential liberty to gain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety” (Benjamin Franklin). This was said by one of America’s founding …
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By Grace Jelinek
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3/30/23
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How do we determine that someone has died? The Uniform Determination of Death Act (UDDA), which has been an important part of the medical and legal landscape in the U.S. for more than 40 years, …
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3/30/23
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St. Cyprian was born into a rich pagan Carthaginian family in North Africa, probably about the year 200 A.D. Before his conversion, he was a leading member of a legal fraternity in Carthage and a …
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3/30/23
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TO THE EDITOR:
Political consultant Kate Coyne-McCoy wrote in a recent Boston Globe commentary, “To ease suffering for terminally ill patients, Rhode Island should legalize medically …
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3/30/23
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TO THE EDITOR:
In March 1996, an overwhelming majority of Rhode Island legislators voted to ban physician assisted suicide (PAS). Only one senator voted in favor of it. Yet today, “right …
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3/30/23
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TO THE EDITOR:
On Wednesday, March 22, “Lila Manfield-Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act” (HB 5210) was considered in the state Legislature. Many will attempt to influence you and …
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3/30/23
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ROME (CNS) -- After spending the night in the hospital, Pope Francis is "steadily improving" from a respiratory infection and continuing his planned course of treatment, the Vatican press office …
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By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service
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3/30/23
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis went to Rome's Gemelli hospital March 29 for "some previously planned tests," the Vatican press office said, providing no further details.
However, a Vatican …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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3/29/23
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PROVIDENCE — The House Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 16, to discuss R.I. House Bill No. 5510, sponsored by State Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (District 33-Narragansett, South …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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3/23/23
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