PORTSMOUTH — Although such ceremonies are normally held on a military base, it seemed most appropriate that the promotion of Chaplain Father David G. Thurber Jr. from the rank of major to lieutenant ...

Particularly in the month of May, springtime devotions to the Blessed Mother are often experienced in prayer services adorning her likeness with beautiful flower crowns in May Crownings annually held ...

Bishop Richard G. Henning Succeeds Him as Bishop of Providence On Monday, May 1, Pope Francis accepted the retirement of Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., from pastoral governance. Bishop Tobin was ...

The House Judiciary Committee met to discuss HB 5210 on Wednesday, March 22. The a bill that seeks to loosen the re-strictions on physician-assisted suicide. Posted Thursday, March 30, 2023 6:00 am By ...

St. Ignatius of Antioch (35 – 110 A.D.) converted as an adult to Christianity and became the third bishop of Antioch, which is in present day Turkey, an office originally held by St. Peter the Apostle ...

Mass for God the Father of All Mankind CRANSTON — The 18th Annual Mass for God the Father of All Mankind will be held at St. Mary’s Church on Sunday, August 7, 3 p.m. Parishioners from around the ...

But this Sunday, June 19, the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, that 50-year tradition will change when Bishop Thomas J. Tobin blesses a newly installed marble cathedra at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and ...

During Catholic Schools Week, Father Adam Young, from St. Francis of Assisi Parish, and Father Gaffney of St. Bernard Parish in Wickford, helped Msgr. Clarke School celebrate vocations by visiting the ...

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin installed Father Stephen Battey as the new pastor of St. John Paul II Parish in Pawtucket on Sunday, Oct. 3. Click here to view more or purchase photos from this Mass.

PROVIDENCE — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Diocese of Providence has postponed its annual Lumen Gentium Service Awards Banquet until the spring. The banquet, which honors those who work ...

CHICAGO — Rhode Island Catholic and its Spanish language publication, El Católico de Rhode Island, were honored on Thursday, July 2, with a combined 27 awards by the Catholic Press Association of the ...

On Monday, May 25, the nation will pause to honor and mourn the men and women who have died while serving their country in the United States military. While many people may confuse Memorial Day with ...