PROVIDENCE — No man becomes a strong, well-equipped and effective priest on his own. The years of seminary are more than years of study, difficult as that may be, but years of forming … ...

Community celebrates 175th anniversary of the Sisters of Mercy in the Americas Rhode Island area Sisters of Mercy celebrated the 175th anniversary of the religious order in the Americas on June … ...

By Father Brian Morris Last Thursday, November 9, we celebrated Mass for the feast of St. John Lateran. Some of you might ask, who is this fellow? You won’t find him in the authoritative … ...

On Sunday, Sept. 8, Holy Apostles Church community gathered to celebrate Msgr. Albert Kenney’s 25th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin and Bishop Robert J. … ...

Older Catholics might well remember the annual parish mission which men and women attended on separate evenings allowing the preacher to speak frankly about issues thought sensitive at the time. … ...

Prayer is a conversation with God. We speak to God as we pray the responses of the liturgy and the psalms, in familiar devotions of the church and with words that flow spontaneously from the … ...

By Father Ryan W. Connors Last week the Church throughout the world observed the World Day for Consecrated Life. This annual celebration offers an occasion to thank God for the gift consecrated ...

NEWPORT — Salve Regina University celebrated its 75th annual commencement on Sunday, May 18, on the Salve campus, conferring degrees to 508 undergraduates. Honorary degrees were awarded to … ...

Father David G. Thurber Jr., pastor of St. Barnabas Church, Portsmouth, offers words of welcome and gratitude during his promotion ceremony on Monday, April 24. Father Thurber was promoted the rank of ...

HOLLYWOOD — Nim Stant, founder of the International Impact Book Awards, has announced that local author, Paul F. Caranci, of North Providence, was named a finalist as the 2025 Author of the … ...

PROVIDENCE — The Catholic Athletic League (CAL) has been providing the Rhode Island Catholic community with safe, competitive youth sports programs since 1935. … ...

My academic grades at LaSalle Academy in Providence, Our Lady of Providence Seminary in Warwick and St. Bernard’s Seminary in Rochester, N.Y., were almost invariably As and Bs. There was no A+ … ...