Two days after his election as Successor of St. Peter, Pope Leo XIV delivered an enlightening address to the College of Cardinals. The newly elected Supreme Pontiff shed light on his choice of a papal ...

PORTSMOUTH — Dom Benedict Sagaya Valan Maria, O.S.B., was ordained to the sacred priesthood Friday, May 2, 2025, in the Church of St. Gregory the Great, Portsmouth Abbey. His ordination was celebrated ...

CRANSTON — Summer is nearly in full swing for schools around the diocese as many begin their end-of-year outdoor activities. For St. Mary School in Cranston, that day is known as “Olympic Day,” where ...

Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski C.Ss.R. surprised the participants of the “Cámbiame a Mi Señor” (Change Me to My Lord) diocesan mens retreat on Sunday, June 1 by visiting and sharing with them a beautiful ...

Mount basketball team assists Mobile Loaves and Fishes ministry The eight-member Junior High Boys Basketball team of Mount St. Charles Academy, Woonsocket, recently volunteered their time by assisting ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE — Due to a steady decline in the number of parishioners and sacramental activity; given the sharp decrease in the number of priests available for parish assignments; following thorough ...

North Smithfield — At 90, despite having recently begun to use a walker to move about, Bishop Emeritus Louis E. Gelineau can be surprisingly quick on his feet. His face lighting up upon the arrival of ...

PROVIDENCE — One in three women have experienced some form of physical violence in an intimate relationship. Countless others have endured verbal, emotional and psychological abuse. “We don’t know how ...

PROVIDENCE — As St. Patrick Church approached the celebration of its 175th anniversary, commemorated during the upcoming year, Pastor Father James Ruggieri knew the parish wanted to do something … ...

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican's Congregation for Clergy issued a new instruction on pastoral care that specifies the role of lay men and women in the church's mission of evangelization and offers ...

“Keep me in your prayers.” Those are words my mom used all the time, especially as she got older, at the end of one of our visits, or in the cards and notes she sent to me. In fact, they are the final ...