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 ...

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PROVIDENCE — As he took his final steps to the front door of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R. appeared to be reflecting on the enormity of the moment before ...

The riddle of Japanese Catholicism has long fascinated me. At the end of World War II, Catholics were less than 1 percent of the population of Japan. Today, eighty years later, Catholics are less than ...

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(OSV News) -- Es uno de esos momentos -- sin duda para los católicos, y a menudo para quienes no lo son -- en que las personas recuerdan dónde estaban y qué hacían durante el anuncio de un nuevo Papa.

(OSV News) -- Cuando la Iglesia Católica le da la bienvenida a su primer Papa estadounidense, aquí hay 10 cosas que hay que saber sobre el Papa León XIV, anteriormente cardenal Robert F. Prevost. 1.