Community celebrates 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy in the Americas Rhode Island area Sisters of Mercy celebrated the 175th anniversary of the religious order in the Americas on June 11 at ...

This weekend the Catholic world will consider two phases of the afterlife. The Solemnity of All Saints on Saturday reminds the faithful of those celebrated and sometimes uncelebrated heroes of the ...

NEWPORT—A recent Salve Regina graduate degree recipient and a current graduate student have both been awarded prestigious Boren Fellowships that will fund their yearlong overseas immersion studies in ...

PROVIDENCE — Loneliness, depression, disconnection from other people, even suicide — these have become major issues affecting young people today in greater numbers than ever before. Those numbers had ...

I am disappointed and really surprised that Congressman Patrick Kennedy has chosen to re-open the public discussion about his practice of the faith and his reception of Holy Communion. This comes ...

PROVIDENCE — While the Diocese of Providence experienced a small deficit in its annual Catholic Charity Appeal for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2018, its audited 2017-2018 annual financial … ...

The diocese also did its part in the gathering of critical data for consideration in the global “Synod on Synodality,” initiated by Pope Francis. Currently, the diocese is participating in the U.S.

WESTERLY — More than 200 people were in attendance at a sold-out Respect Life dinner honoring Father Ray Suriani, pastor emeritus of St. Pius X parish, which was held on Saturday, January 26, at the ...

WOONSOCKET — The board of directors for the CYO of Northern Rhode Island Inc. Father Marot CYO Center recently welcomed Leo T. Fontaine as the new director of the organization. Based in their new ...

PROVIDENCE — For the past 12 years, the Diocese of Providence has held a special Mass for couples throughout Rhode Island celebrating milestone wedding anniversaries. This past Sunday, Sept. 15, 200 ...

The early Christian community consisted mostly of Jews. The old time Jews from Judea and Galilee, like the apostles, Martha, Mary, Lazarus, the women who supported Jesus from their means, Joseph of ...

WAKEFIELD — While some bishops have barred the Legion of Christ from their dioceses, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin hopes that the congregation and its three-affiliated Regnum Christi schools will remain in ...