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When I succeeded Bishop Tobin as the Bishop of Providence on May 1, I also became the publisher of the Rhode Island Catholic. As I said then, I feel blessed that this venerable, nearly 150-year-old …
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11/30/23
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WARWICK — Rev. Msgr. Nicholas J. Iacovacci, 97, Pastor Emeritus of St. Ann Parish, Providence, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023, at the Jeanne Jugan Residence in Pawtucket. Born in …
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11/30/23
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Bishop Richard G. Henning kicked off the Diocese of Providence's 2023 "Keep the Heat On" campaign on Nov. 28 at Christ the King Parish in Kingston, where the pastor, Father Jared Costanza, presented …
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11/29/23
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VATICAN CITY — The daily rhythm of the life of a priest should resemble “ping pong” — praying on one’s knees before the tabernacle, helping those in need and returning …
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By Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
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11/22/23
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Bishop Hendricken High School defeated North Kingstown High School on Sunday, Nov. 19, in the Division 1 State Championship football game with a final score of 35-7.
This was a close game …
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11/22/23
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Just over Rhode Island’s border, students from St. Mary-Sacred Heart School in Attleboro, Massachusetts are giving back to St. Edward’s Food Pantry at St. Anthony Church in the Diocese of …
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11/22/23
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In business, education, politics and sports we crave and seek success. With success comes fame, prosperity, power. The successful set the standard and they bask in the glory. Do people remember the …
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11/22/23
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When was the first Thanksgiving, and where was it celebrated? Ask any fifth- or sixth-grader that question, and he or she will probably respond by saying, “1621, in Plymouth, …
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11/22/23
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“As we enter Heaven, we will see them, so many of them, coming toward us and thanking us. We will ask who they are, and they will say: ‘A poor soul you prayed for in …
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11/22/23
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Most of us were toddlers when we learned to say “please” and “thank you.”
We were a little older when we fell into the habit of asking, begging, nagging, …
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By Bill Dodds, OSV News
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11/22/23
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Nearby the shopping malls along Warwick’s busy Route 2 is a senior citizen residence felicitously named “Matthew XXV.” Adjacent to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, the pleasant and …
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11/22/23
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St. Agnes Church Christmas Star Festival PROVIDENCE — St. Agnes Church, 351 Branch Avenue, Providence will hold its annual Christmas Star Festival in the church hall on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 9 …
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11/22/23
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TEL AVIV, Israel — It’s a nightmare scenario that no parent would ever want to experience.
Two weeks after five members of her family were taken captive by Hamas militants on Oct. 7, …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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11/21/23
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ASHKELON, Israel — Driving south from Jerusalem toward the border of the Gaza Strip, I wondered how long it would be before the Red Alert app that I had downloaded to my phone on my arrival in …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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11/16/23
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COUNCIL OF PRIESTS Bishop Henning has appointed the following priests to serve as members of the Diocesan Council of Priests for a new three-year term which began on September 1, 2023: Reverend …
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11/16/23
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When I was a small child, my mother would walk my siblings and me down to early Mass at the parish on Thanksgiving Day. In those early years, the daily Mass had the usual crowd. Over the years, that …
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11/16/23
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Collection for our Retired Religious PROVIDENCE — Please give to those who have given a lifetime. The Retirement Fund for Religious, held annually each December, provides support for thousands …
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11/16/23
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The year was 1938, and the French Catholic philosopher Jacques Maritain delivered a powerful radio address against antisemitism, as relevant today as it was then. His words, spoken in the shadow of …
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By Father Patrick Briscoe
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11/16/23
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Shortly after the 2014 Russian annexation of Crimea, I noted in this column and elsewhere that the entire episode — including the fouling of the public space by the aggressor’s genocidal …
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11/16/23
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St. Antoine Residence in North Smithfield has Holy Mass offered every day in the facility’s chapel. Occasionally, family members who live in the area will arrive in time for Mass and celebrate …
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11/16/23
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