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Building on that foundation, last year during his trip to the United States, Pope Benedict extended his “special greetings of peace to the Jewish community in the United States and throughout the ...

The bible readings were chosen by my Sister Mary and me to reflect Father John's three major concerns; first with the Old Testament prophets who call us to repentance and remind us of God's power and ...

With its mailed delivery to more than 41,000 readers, Rhode Island Catholic has by far the highest circulation of all paid-subscription weeklies in Rhode Island and the second-highest circulation ...

There are other important dimensions of the Eucharist we should consider as well. And one is the fact that while the Eucharist effects union with Christ, “body and blood, soul and divinity,” it also ...

It has been said that Rhode Island is served by the three “Fs.” The three Fs, of course, are Fenner Street, Fountain Street and Francis Street. Fenner Street is the home of the cathedral … more ...

The bishops as referees. My friend, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, explained the concept in a public letter he sent to the U.S. Bishops last year. “It is the specific competence ...

St. Mark Church, 60 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown 8:30 a.m. Mass; 9:15 a.m. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, presentation, rosary, veneration, 4:45 p.m ...

Staffed by six friars, the chapel opens mornings, Monday-Friday, at 6:30 a.m., and closes at 5 p.m. The sacrament of penance is offered from 7:20-7:50 a.m. and 11 a.m.-noon. Mass is celebrated at 7 ...

The National Rifle Association (the NRA) has again emerged as a key player in the current debate. Despite its influence, however, the NRA is not a fourth branch of government. If the Association wants ...