By RICK SNIZEK Executive Editor PROVIDENCE — Despite living with a disability, those with special needs often bear a broad smile. But when others who don’t understand what makes them special in the ...

About halfway through the Mass, the congregation offers a prayer asking God to accept the sacrifice about to be offered at the altar. Often labelled the “Sucipiat” after its first Latin word, the ...

By Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski OSV News The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” passed in the House of Representatives and is now in the Senate. The senators have a chance to reshape or alter some of the ...

The month of June is devoted to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Jesus appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque on December 27, 1673, and revealed to her His Sacred Heart. When explaining facts and ...

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 ...

BRIGHTON, Mass. — Priestly formation means more than simply a degree, a study of theology. Formation means attending to the whole of the man who puts on the Roman collar every day. Approaches to that ...

PROVIDENCE — The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, has announced the appointment of Carolyn E. Cronin as director of Communications for the diocese.

Harvest supper WARWICK—St. Francis of Assisi Parish, 596 Jefferson Blvd., will host a harvest supper, Sept. 29, following the 5 p.m. Mass, in the parish hall. The supper will follow Mass, 4 p.m. The ...

VATICAN CITY -- Here is the English translation of Pope Francis I's remarks delivered from the balcony after his election as pope. Brothers and sisters, good evening. You know that the task of the ...

PROVIDENCE— In 100 years, St. Raymond Church has seen it all, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin said. “Through all the changes that the world has been through, the parish has been here,” the bishop shared. “We ...

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. Contrition is ...

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 ...