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PROVIDENCE— After consulting the Council of Priests, Most Rev. Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Providence, approved the requests of the pastors, trustees, and finance councils of several …
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5/14/26
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PAWTUCKET — To the victors go the spoils. The St. Raphael Academy community has still been riding high atop an emotional wave—with dips into the troughs between when remembering the pain …
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BY RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor & Shawn P. Roarke, NHL.com Senior Director of Editorial
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5/14/26
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PORTSMOUTH— Portsmouth Abbey School is honored to announce that The Right Reverend Dom Matthew Stark, O.S.B., a monk and Abbot Emeritus of Portsmouth Abbey Monastery, will deliver the commencement …
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5/14/26
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Oppose Physician Assisted Suicide STATEWIDE — The Rhode Island General Assembly is advancing legislation to legalize Physician Assisted Suicide (Senate Bill 2051/House Bill 7760). Parishioners are …
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE — In a gesture of faith and solidarity during the Easter season, faithful gathered outside the Wyatt correctional facility in Central Falls on Holy Saturday to pray the Rosary alongside …
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By Silvio Cuellar, Special to Rhode Island Catholic
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE —The day after the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, nearly 200 laymen from across the diocese gathered at St. Augustine Church in Providence to reflect on how to become a …
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By Allison Shinskey, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent
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5/14/26
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On May 8, Rhode Island District Deputy Warren Rensehausen (Council #379) presented a selection of inspirational books to Our Lady of Mount Carmel School, Bristol. The donation includes titles on St. …
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5/14/26
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Traditionally the month of May is dedicated to Mary, our Blessed Mother. As Catholics, we give honor to all the saints (what theologians call “dulia”), but we give a special, heightened level of …
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5/14/26
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Marie Antoinette, once Queen of France, was executed by guillotine on October 16, 1793, at today’s Place de Concorde in Paris at age 37, convicted of high treason by her former subjects who, when …
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE — Deion Jackson sits at the piano, his fingers hovering over the keys for a heartbeat of prayer before they descend. With the first chord, his voice rises — clear and anchored in a …
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By Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor
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5/14/26
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PROVIDENCE — Father Vijay Kiran proudly sports two lapel pins on his clerical suit jacket: one for Saint John Paul II and one for Saint Teresa of Calcutta. While most people would be blessed to …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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5/7/26
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The first publicly recognized Black Catholic priest in the United States — who has already had 40 potential miracles through his intercession investigated — is now getting his own national shrine …
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By Simone Orendain, OSV News
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5/7/26
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On the morning of May 3, children celebrating their First Holy Communion at Holy Apostles Church in Western Cranston gathered for a traditional May crowning of Our Lady, a long-standing …
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5/7/26
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PASTORS Reverend Monsignor Raymond B. Bastia, to Rector of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence, while continuing in Senior Priest Status, effective July 1, 2026
Reverend Giacomo D. …
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5/7/26
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I received a sweet, and boldly challenging letter from a 103-year-old faithful Catholic woman in our diocese. The letter’s initial greeting was cordial and welcoming. “So glad you’re with us in …
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5/7/26
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St. Patrick Mother’s Day and Spring Dinner Dance HARRISVILLE — St. Patrick Church, 45 Harrisville Main St., will hold its Annual Mother’s Day and Spring Dinner Dance on Saturday, May 9. Doors …
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5/7/26
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PROVIDENCE — Angie Pierre ’25 was uncertain about a major when she arrived at Providence College. By the time she graduated, she had explored her passions, led student groups, presented …
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By Liz F. Kay, Special to Rhode Island Catholic
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5/7/26
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The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy, France may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced — a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence at “La Grande …
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5/7/26
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Catholic sacramental marriages, between two baptized Catholics or between a Catholic and baptized non-Catholic, have dropped off considerably in the United States and other Western countries. So has …
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5/7/26
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PROVIDENCE — Most Reverend Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., Bishop of Providence, has appointed Major Kenneth Buonaiuto as the Diocese of Providence’s Safe Environments Coordinator in the Office of …
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By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor
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4/30/26
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