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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 … ...

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, ...

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 … ...

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 … ...

JAFFA, Israel — In the land of the Bible, the Jaffa port is one of the oldest in the entire world, in near continuous operation for more than 4,000 years. Calcareous sandstone (kurkar) reefs … ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first Regina Caeli from the central loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Sunday, May 11. Father Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P., ...

WESTERLY — Freedom. Everyone wants it. But oftentimes, people become trapped within themselves, within their own addictions and negative thought patterns that weigh them down and keep them from … ...

NARRAGANSETT — By 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, the day had turned cool, quiet and sunny, and for those gathered on Narragansett Point Beach, it was the perfect day to make a difference. … ...

PROVIDENCE — The annual Our Lady of the Rosary Parish Feast began on a bittersweet note this year, with Archbishop-elect Richard G. Henning’s pastoral visit coming shortly after the … ...

PROVIDENCE — It was an overwhelming experience for all involved. Immediately following their ordination, Father Joseph Brodeur and Father Jairon Olmos Rivera greeted a long line of local … ...

A dozen local, regional and international charitable organizations, including St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, pictured above, and Crystal Springs, in Assonet, Massachusetts, which provides ...