Last Thursday, Bishop Tobin and the Carmelite Nuns gathered in prayer to bless the new graves of the deceased Carmelite Nuns who were moved from the Barrington Monastery, which the Sisters are soon leaving, to Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Providence.

Hulk Hogan, the professional wrestler, is not known for his social commentary and theological insight. But in this regard he did say something noteworthy and rather profound in early April of this year, in the midst of the almost total lockdown we were experiencing at the time as a nation. Read more.

WPRI 12's 'Street Stories' featured one of St. Gabriel's Call volunteers who coupled his love for his mom with giving back to others. Watch/read now.

The decisive victory of the Holy League at the Battle of LePanto in 1571 is still celebrated today as the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary, known before Vatican II as Our Lady of Victory, on Oct. 7. One of the greatest moments in the papacy of St. Pius V, Lepanto was celebrated in art by Titian and in verse by figures ranging from Cervantes to Chesterton. Although the opening of the new Caffe LePanto might not meet with quite so much historical fanfare, it still represents a similarly grand victory for the parish of St. Pius V in Providence — the enemy in this case being COVID-19 rather than an Ottoman fleet. More.

In Warwick, St. Rose of Lima School students work in the Saints Rose and Clement Parish garden as part of their community service hours.

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Rhode Island Catholic newspaper is looking for freelance journalists to assist in covering news and events of the Catholic faith, family and life throughout the Diocese of Providence. Read more.

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