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Twenty-four years ago this week, I was in Jerusalem to cover Pope John Paul II’s epic pilgrimage to the Holy Land for NBC. After going to the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to pray at the 11th …
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3/28/24
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Most people don’t think in terms of Easter spirit. Yet the Easter season is a time that is filled with a spirit of joy and hope. During the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost Sunday, …
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By Lorene Hanley Duquin, OSV News
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3/28/24
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PROVIDENCE — The annual Chrism Mass was celebrated on Tuesday, March 26, in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, with Bishop Richard G. Henning celebrating and with Portland Bishop-elect …
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By Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor & By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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3/28/24
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Local Catholics gathered for Palm Sunday Masses at parishes throughout the Diocese of Providence. Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and commemorates the triumphant arrival of …
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3/28/24
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Good Friday Walk planned through streets of Narragansett NARRAGANSETT — St. Thomas More Parish invites all parishioners and friends as the Cross is carried though the streets of Narragansett as …
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3/28/24
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O God You “have conquered death and unlocked for us the path to eternity.” Thus we praise God in the opening prayer of the Mass for the solemnity of Easter. After our 40 days of Lent and …
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3/28/24
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VATICAN CITY — Faced with decades of rising secularism, the Catholic Church must invest in families and in strengthening other forms of community to transmit the faith, Pope Francis said. …
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By Justin McLellan, Catholic News Service
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3/21/24
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In the New Testament, the title used by the text for the Christian community was “the way,” or “the road.” The term Christian would come later and was first applied to the …
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3/21/24
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Family-friendly Eucharistic Adoration WARREN — Saint Alexander Church, 221 Main St., will host a family-friendly period of Eucharistic Adoration on Tuesdays in Lent from 6-7 p.m., helping …
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3/21/24
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PROVIDENCE — Welcoming even one soul into the Catholic Church is a cause for celebration, but this year, St. Charles Borromeo Parish in Providence will have abundant reasons to celebrate the …
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By Jennifer Barton, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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3/21/24
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The Catholic Athletic league hosted the championship games for the young athletes taking part in the diocesan event, held at courts throughout the state. The following teams won the …
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3/21/24
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In the course of an insightful essay on Vladimir Putin’s challenge to civilization, Italian historian Roberto de Mattei, observed that, amidst the general decline of the West, “the …
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3/21/24
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Five weeks ago, we stood in the church and received ashes. We were reminded of our mortality, our sinfulness and our need for penance and prayer. Those ashes were the remnant of Palm Sunday branches …
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3/21/24
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It wouldn’t be St. Joseph’s Day without Zeppole. Many Rhode islanders partake of this tasty treat once a year (even those who gave up sweets for Lent, since fasting is not obligatory on a …
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3/21/24
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In St. Mark’s Gospel account, the measures for the entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on what later generations have understandably described as Palm Sunday are quite similar to the arrangements …
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3/21/24
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By Elizabeth Scalia OSV News St. Philip Neri once had a penitent confess to indulging in gossip. He advised the contrite soul to bring him a chicken, and to pluck its feathers as he walked the …
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By Elizabeth Scalia, OSV News
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3/21/24
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SMITHFIELD — More than 600 faithful filled the hall at Bryant University, Saturday morning where Mass was held to open the Diocese of Providence’s 57th annual Faith Formation Convocation. …
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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic correspondent
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3/21/24
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Papa Francisco nombra sacerdote de Providence, el Padre James T. Ruggieri, Obispo de Portland, Maine
PROVIDENCE — El Santo Padre Francisco ha nombrado obispo de Portland (Maine) al padre James T. Ruggieri, sacerdote de la Diócesis de Providence. Desde 2003, el obispo electo Ruggieri se …
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Por Rick Snizek, Editor Ejecutivo
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3/15/24
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Toda la Comunidad invitada a misa de despedida: El Obispo-Electo de la Diócesis de Portland Maine, Rev. James Ruggieri junto con servidores del ministerio Emanuel.
El obispo-electo, …
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Redacción Central
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3/15/24
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PROVIDENCE — Seis semanas después del inicio de su campaña 2024, la 99ava Campaña Anual Diocesana de Caridad Católica ha cumplido el 34 por ciento de su objetivo, …
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Por Rick Snizek, Editor Ejecutivo
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3/15/24
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