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Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14, and OSV News is celebrating by gathering a host of prayers into a very special “spiritual birthday bouquet” for the Holy Father. The best part? Everyone … ...

Rhode Island Catholic welcomes and encourages letters to the editor, with e-mailed submissions preferred. Letters should be typed, no more than 250 words in length, and must include the sender’s name, ...

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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, My first contribution to the Rhode Island Catholic could very easily have focused on any one of the many worries of the day. Our world is hurting. Every day we … ...

Human Life Guild Awards Nominations Due By Sept. 5 PROVIDENCE — Nominations for the 2025 Human Life Guild Awards are due on Friday, Sept. 5. These awards are presented to outstanding Catholic … ...

NORTH KINGSTOWN — One local pastor has a knack for being a part of history and even making his own after 25 years of being a Catholic priest. Father David Gaffney, 65, is the … ...

Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski presided over his first Blessing of the Fleet in Galilee on Saturday, July 26. Sponsored by the Narragansett Lions Club, which held its first Blessing of the Fleet in 1972, ...

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy — Mary’s “yes” to God, to life and to love continues “in the martyrs of our time, in witnesses of faith and justice, of gentleness and … ...

Pope Leo XIV turns 70 on Sept. 14 and some of his closest friends in the Chicago-area will mark the day with him in mind, quietly. But at one point in his priesthood, quiet was not the word to … ...

St. Rocco Parish, Johnston held its annual feast and festival in honor of its patron last weekend, featuring a candlelight procession in honor of Our Blessed Mother on Wednesday evening, a Mass on ...