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PROVIDENCE — In many churches around the world, visitors are often shocked to find the corpse of a Catholic saint contained in a glass coffin. Often hundreds of years old, the bodies of these saints ...

PROVIDENCE — The Grateful for God’s Providence capital campaign has exceeded its goal of securing $50 million in pledges from the faithful of the Diocese of Providence in support of the … ...

The Fathers of the Church described Confession metaphorically as the “second plank after the shipwreck of sin.” To be forgiven in Confession a person must have contrition for his sins. … ...

The sense of despair felt by many at the diocesan homeless shelter was alleviated on Monday night with a Christmas visit from Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, who offered a prayer service and presented gift ...

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Macomber finds joy in service at SS. John & Paul Posted Thursday, April 4, 2019 12:00 am By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor It was during her early years, growing up in Cranston in a large Italian ...

Catholic statuary and frescoes and especially stained glass windows offered visual allusions to all the great events of salvation history. Catholicism was always scriptural even if each believer did ...

** It’s clear that the immigration policy of our country is a mess and in urgent need of repair, but the Trump policy of separating children from their parents was a huge mistake; it was wrong, from ...

After reading the “SO Rhode Island” article and hearing about the “Petition 2.0 Quilt” at Westerly’s Savoy Bookstore, the pastor met with Westerly priests and together they decided to counter the ...

COVENTRY — In his younger years, Michael Cooley, 52, experienced homelessness, physical and sexual abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, gang fights and more trauma. But none of it prevented him from ...

“Ask the Deacon” features three Transitional Deacons who will be ordained June 3 to the priesthood in the Diocese of Providence — Deacons Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who … ...