COVENTRY — In the Litany of Loreto, the Blessed Mother’s queenship is mentioned 13 times. Among her many titles, she is named as Queen of Angels, Queen of Saints and Queen of Families. … ...

“Often lonely and depressed persons have bought the lie that they are a burden to society instead of precious treasures. Under this bill, they would be offered assisted suicide, ratifying this notion.

Tens of thousands of people were present in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Jan. 5. Following the funeral Mass, Father Mark Gadoury, associate pastor of St. Luke ...

Father Ryan Simas, pastor of St. Joseph’s Parish, presents Mayor Dan Gendron with a donation of $25,000 for the construction of a new splash park in Woonsocket, on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Estate and Gift Planning Seminar WESTERLY — Learn about estate and gift planning on Sunday, Aug. 7, at 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m., at St. Pius X Church, 44 Elm St. Learn how to set up wills and trusts, ...

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 ...

A number of years ago I attended the episcopal ordination of a new auxiliary bishop in another diocese. At the end of the ceremony, as is the custom, the newly minted bishop addressed a few remarks to ...

St. John Vianney Church Youth Ministry held a rally to bring hope and encouragement to the local community on Sunday, Feb. 13. Teens gathered in front of the church on Diamond Hill Road in Cumberland ...

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 ...

PROVIDENCE — As Sarah Perin-Monterroso prepared to embark on another mission trip to the Dominican Republic this week, she reflected on the path her mission work has taken her with El Catolico. She is ...

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 ...

Father Brendan Rowley, second from left, assistant pastor at Sts. John and Paul Church in Coventry, got a firsthand view recently of the issues concerning immigration on the border between Texas and ...