JOHNSTON — The diocesan Office for Religious honored religious jubilarians celebrating anniversaries of service ranging from 25-70 years during noon Mass at St. Rocco Church, Johnston, on Sunday, May ...

The Fathers of the Church described Confession metaphorically as the “second plank after the shipwreck of sin.” To be forgiven in Confession a person must have contrition for his sins. … ...

FIRST BLESSING: Pope Francis I appears for the first time on the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican March 13. Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected the 266th ...

In 1988, when Congressman Barney Frank's liaison with a male prostitute made headlines, instead of evoking righteous indignation, it brought forth encouraging applause and cheers as he marched in a ...

With special attention being focused on the vocations lived by men and women religious during the celebration of the 14-month Year of Consecrated Life called for by Pope Francis, Rhode Island Catholic ...

Rev. Msgr. Gerard O. Sabourin, parish administrator, celebrates Mass at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Community in Exeter before the 33rd annual SPRED Pic. Msgr. Sabourin has dedicated more than 50 ...

PROVIDENCE — At the 1906 dedication of Our Lady of the Rosary Church, Providence Bishop Matthew Harkins refused to celebrate Mass because of tensions with the church's first pastor, Father Antonio M.

Since 1875, Rhode Island Catholic has featured: · Award-winning Local, National & International News of the Church · A community calendar highlighting a wide range of upcoming events ...

CRANSTON— Father Joseph Iannuzzi may be considered a modern day renaissance man. A skilled violinist, former medical student and wrestler who once trained for the Olympic team, he performs more than ...

The Reverend John F. Randall, 82, Pastor Emeritus of St. Charles Borromeo Church, Providence, died on Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, son of the late Robert A. and Marie (Niland ...

On Good Friday afternoon as I drove to visit a dying friend, I listened to Father Raymond de Souza on the Catholic Channel preach on the Seven Last Words that Jesus spoke from the cross. Father de … ...

PROVIDENCE — In many churches around the world, visitors are often shocked to find the corpse of a Catholic saint contained in a glass coffin. Often hundreds of years old, the bodies of these saints ...