PORTLAND, Maine (CNS) — A parish priest in Bangor, Maine, said he saw many Massgoers "in tears" as they took holy Communion for the first time in close to three months at a publicly celebrated … more

EAST PROVIDENCE — St. Mary Academy – Bay View, a leader in all-girl education since 1874, proudly graduated 87 members of the Class of 2020 on Sunday, June 7 in a ceremony as … more

Congratulations to Father Hiep Van Nguyen who was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 6, 2020, by Bishop Thomas J. Tobin! May God grant him many blessings as he begins this most holy and … more

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — The La Salette Retreat Center will host a Video Meeting on Zoom for separated and divorced persons. The  next Video meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 23 from 7 - … more

NORTH PROVIDENCE — Deacon Louis A. Vani, 70, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Tuesday, June 2, 2020.Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of the late Angelo and … more

The Roman jurist Ulpian ostensibly offered the first definition of justice in the West. Justice, he wrote, is the perpetual will to render to each person his due. But for the Christian, the natural … more

The Diocese of Providence rejoices as it receives a newly ordained priest this weekend. In trying and unchartered times, the ordination of a new priest brings much needed hope to the people of this … more

The most fundamental unit of society is not the individual, the American Bill of Rights notwithstanding.  There would be no society at all if it were not for the couple — one man, one … more

RICHMOND — Deacon John S. Shea, 81, of Richmond, a member of the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Providence, passed away on Wednesday, June 3 after a long and courageous battle with … more

  PROVIDENCE — Shortly after hosting its first ever virtual degree conferral ceremony, the Providence College community has experienced another milestone: the school was the site of … more