Pope Francis recently gave a lengthy interview to an Italian newspaper which has happily been published as a small book entitled “The Name of God is Mercy.” At least three-quarters of this brief ...

PROVIDENCE – Catholics from a number of parishes said a workshop presented by Father James Ruggieri during Saturday’s portion of the Eucharistic Congress left them feeling uplifted in their faith, as ...

JOHNSTON — Bishop Thomas J. Tobin kicked off the 14th season of his “Keep the Heat On” initiative by presenting a check for $5,000 to a Rhode Island veteran’s organization so that it can assist more ...

Perhaps you saw the national news story about a group of Catholic school students who were “kicked-out” of the Smithsonian Museum for wearing hats that said “Rosary Pro-Life.” The students explained ...

PROVIDENCE – Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, speaking Tuesday morning on the Helen Glover Show on WHJJ 920, described the filing of a lawsuit by 43 Catholic dioceses, schools, hospitals, social service ...

Every year on Holy Thursday night, pilgrims across the global Church visit churches to adore the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament. Historians posit that this tradition originates from the nascent Church, ...

Readings Isaiah 49:14-15; 1 Corinthians 4:1-5; and Matthew 6:24-34 ...

The festivities of the Christmas holiday and the solemnities of Holy Week might at first glance seem to have nothing in common. Christmas is all wreaths and lights and sleigh bells and presents and ...

Faith Formation is a difficult task for the many religious educators and catechists throughout the Diocese of Providence. Adding an additional level of schooling can be unpopular, to say the least, ...

St. Gregory the Great was a pope who lived in the second half of the 6th century and the beginning of the 7th. He’s been honored with the title “Great” because he had a profound and lasting influence ...

EAST GREENWICH—Stephen Angell knows exactly what it feels like to have a beloved parish close its doors. The Providence attorney says five generations of his family had worshipped at the former St.

PROVIDENCE — As Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaches, Catholics around Rhode Island are preparing to celebrate the legacy of the nonviolence advocate and Baptist minister who fought tirelessly for … ...