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 ...

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PROVIDENCE — Nine hundred and seventy-five men and women crossed the stage of Amica Mutual Pavilion to receive their degrees as the 107th graduating class of Providence College on May 18. Father ...

PROVIDENCE — Even a strong nor’easter with flooding rains was not enough to prevent more than 750 Catholics from pouring into the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on Thursday, May 22, to participate in ...

If you were to ask Catholics of a certain generation to explain why a particular act (take adultery as just one representative example) should be classified as a sin, you would likely hear that it was ...

NEWPORT — Salve Regina University celebrated its 75th annual commencement on Sunday, May 18, on the Salve campus, conferring degrees to 508 undergraduates. Honorary degrees were awarded to Tiziana ...

HOLLYWOOD — Nim Stant, founder of the International Impact Book Awards, has announced that local author, Paul F. Caranci, of North Providence, was named a finalist as the 2025 Author of the Year for ...

ROME (CNS) — Celebrating his first Mass in Rome’s diocesan cathedral, Pope Leo XIV said communion is built primarily “on our knees,” through prayer and a constant commitment to conversion. He ...

In the early 1960s a new Lutheran church was dedicated in the North End of Woonsocket. Ecumenical events on the local level were rare in those days so my curiosity about the affair had to be subtly ...