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By Rhina Guidos Global Sisters Report, OSV News As headlines in major U.S. publications on May 8 blared that the first pope from the U.S. had been elected, newspapers in Peru, where he is a citizen, ...

One notable parish renovation after the Second Vatican Council was the frequent transfer of the Blessed Sacrament from a central place of prominence on a church’s main altar to a shrine elsewhere in ...

Journalists, by their very nature, always want to chase the big stories. And especially for Catholic journalists, there is no bigger story than the transition from a pope who has died to the next ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ministry offers support and Masses for Recovery PORTSMOUTH — If you or a loved one (s) struggle with alcohol, drugs, or mental health distress, the Diocese of Providence’s St. Matthias Ministry is ...

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 Jennifer Barton Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent WAKEFIELD — A meal sounds like such a simple thing, yet beyond the need for bodily nourishment lies the necessity of social and emotional ...

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 ...

KINGSTON — On Saturday, June 7, the Most Reverend Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., ordained seminarian Vincent “Jay” Zizza a deacon at Christ the King Church, Kingston. “Through the laying on of hands, ...

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 ...