PROVIDENCE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence occasionally issues an advisory regarding some local “churches” that appear to be Roman Catholic but are not, thus causing considerable confusion ...

PROVIDENCE — At the far end of the basement hallway beneath the chancery building on Cathedral Square is a door with a small sign reading, “Diocesan Historical Archives: Open by Appointment.” The room ...

CRANSTON — After Johnston Police received a second letter that threatened to target elementary schools in Johnston, Cranston, and Warwick, local Catholic school principals are taking proper ...

INSPIRING MINDS: Sisters Zuzanna (left) and Kateri Bajer admire a portrait of Blessed John Paul II following Mass Sunday at St. Adalbert Church, Providence. Earlier in the day, hundreds of thousands ...

JOHNSTON — Rev. Przemyslaw “Shemek” Lepak, pastor of St. Christopher and St. Theresa parishes in Tiverton wasn’t the only Rhode Island resident taking an oath of citizenship on the morning of Thursday ...

WARWICK – Catholic medical professionals were urged on Monday evening to be rich in what matters to God and join the Church in its advocacy for a health care reform package that is inclusive to all ...

WEST WARWICK — Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans celebrated Mass at Sacred Heart Church this past weekend, praying with the faithful of the … ...

QUAKE DAMAGE: Large stones that fell from the top of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Wilmington, Del, were moved away from the sidewalk Aug. 24, the day after after a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. The ...

Over the next several weeks, Rhode Island Catholic will feature profiles of the 15 winners in the 10 categories of the diocese’s 2016 Lumen Gentium Awards. The honorees will be awarded during a … ...

BARRINGTON — Sometimes Catholics feel like they don’t “get” a lot of what the church teaches, and might feel like they’re missing something.

By Father Brian Morris Q: “The Feast of the Immaculate Conception is on December 8th. December 25 is the day we celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. Now, by using these dates either … ...

Perhaps no sacrament has evolved (or maybe the word should be devolved) over the centuries like the sacrament of Penance. And canonically it still is the sacrament of “Penance.” The official ...