Presbyteral Ordination of Rev. Mr. Patrick Ryan PROVIDENCE — On Saturday, June 24, 10 a.m., Bishop Richard G. Henning will celebrate Holy Mass with the ordination of Rev. Mr. Patrick Ryan to …
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6/1/23
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Here in the Diocese of Providence, the spring confirmation season has just concluded. Bishop Tobin, Bishop Evans and I have been traveling across the diocese since April for the conferral of this …
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6/1/23
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PROVIDENCE — More than 1,000 students, families and friends and faculty of Providence College celebrated the 107th annual commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 21 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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6/1/23
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NEWPORT— Salve Regina University held a commencement ceremony for undergraduate students on Sunday, May 21. A total of 804 degrees were conferred to members of the Class of 2023 along with …
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By Katie Jahnz, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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6/1/23
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PAWTUCKET — The Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., D.D., died on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Jeanne Jugan Residence (Little Sisters of the Poor) in Pawtucket, R.I., where he …
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6/1/23
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PROVIDENCE — The Catholic Communication Campaign is an annual national collection to support evangelization through the internet, television, radio, and print publications. This annual …
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6/1/23
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TO THE EDITOR:
I was so pleased to read the column by Bishop Reed (“Sabbath: A blessing we should think about accepting,” May 11). The Bishop has a warm and inclusive message for all …
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5/25/23
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PORTSMOUTH — Although such ceremonies are normally held on a military base, it seemed most appropriate that the promotion of Chaplain Father David G. Thurber Jr. from the rank of major to …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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5/25/23
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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will visit the Shrine of Our Lady of Fátima during his trip to Portugal for World Youth Day 2023, the Vatican said. In a statement May 22, Matteo Bruni, …
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By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service
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5/25/23
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PASTORS Reverend Scott J. Carpentier, to Pastor, St. Martha Parish, East Providence, while remaining as Pastor, St. Brendan Parish, Riverside, effective July 1, 2023 Reverend Robert H. Forcier, from …
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5/25/23
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PROVIDENCE — Mary (Dolan) Garvey, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Mother’s Day, May 14, 2023. Garvey, who lived in the Smith Hill neighborhood all of her …
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5/25/23
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During this month of May, I have continued my tour of this beautiful state. In recent weeks, I have had the privilege of participating in several memorial gatherings. On May 6, I traveled to the …
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5/25/23
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5/25/23
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WARWICK — Bishop Hendricken High School has announced that two members of the Class of 2023 earned United States service academy appointments. Christien Monello and Robert Connor Shao both …
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5/25/23
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The Evangelistic Choir of Koinonia Academy, a Catholic high school located in Plainfield, New Jersey, recently performed for the student body at St. Teresa School in Pawtucket. The choir, under the …
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5/25/23
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Presbyteral Ordination of Rev. Mr. Patrick Ryan PROVIDENCE — On Saturday, June 24, 10 a.m., Bishop Richard G. Henning will celebrate Holy Mass with the ordination of Rev. Mr. Patrick Ryan to …
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5/25/23
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PROVIDENCE — The state of Rhode Island recently witnessed a historical milestone in the legal fight over abortion. On Thursday, May 18, the state Senate voted to pass Bill SB0032, popularly …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/25/23
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Students of contemporary American history will recall the national debate in the 1990s over legislative efforts to ban partial-birth abortion. President Bill Clinton twice vetoed a congressional ban …
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By Father Ryan Connors
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5/25/23
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Three days before Christmas 1952 and a month before his inauguration as the 34th president of the United States, Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the Freedoms Foundation at the Waldorf-Astoria in New …
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5/25/23
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A line of Scripture that should give every believer a moment’s pause is found in today’s second reading for the Solemnity of Pentecost. In his first letter to the church at Corinth, St. …
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5/25/23
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