Newly ordained priest Father Peter Bassey celebrated his first Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Providence on November 11. Father Bassey was an active member of the African Catholic Community at ...

PROVIDENCE – Parishes in the diocese have reported an overall increase in Mass attendance, reversing a trend that witnessed such attendance declining since 2008. Parishes in Providence, Central Falls ...

ISSUE OF JUSTICE: George Weigel, a theologian and one of the world’s foremost authorities on the late Pope John Paul II, speaks about the impact of the Health and Human Services mandate upon the ...

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 ...

Consecrated religious celebrate their strong faith during an afternoon prayer service at the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary to commemorate World Day of Consecrated Life on February 5. The event was ...

WARM WELCOME: Father Douglas Grant greets members of his new congregation after being installed Sunday by Bishop Robert C. Evans as pastor of St. Mary of the Bay Parish, Warren. Please click here for ...

Next Wednesday Catholics across the globe will have ashes imposed upon their foreheads as they begin the solemn season of Lent. For the 40 days of Lent, in a very deliberate and profound way, ...

PROVIDENCE — During the 14 years Father James Ruggieri has served as pastor of St. Patrick Church, Providence, the parish and accompanying school have dedicated themselves to the Church’s ...

By Father Brian Morris Q: Recently, a group of friends had a conversation involving Purgatory, and whether the Catholic Church still teaches that it is a reality. Some feel that Christ dying on the ...

In his annual January address to the diplomatic corps, Pope Francis addressed the escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict head on. The Holy Father renewed his call for both nations to exercise restraint ...

This is a very common question among the young these days. They want to know if their salvation is at stake if they get married when they feel attracted to a religious vocation. First and foremost, ...

What do pro-abortion legislation, same sex marriage laws, the legalization of marijuana, the promotion of transgendered bathrooms, and so many other destructive statutes involuntarily placed before … ...