Staff Reporter Lauren Clem will be traveling with the diocesan group from July 23-August 4 and will report on their experiences at World Youth Day, as well as the tours they will take to religious and historically significant sites in Poland and the Czech Republic.
The Rhode Island refugee community celebrated World Refugee Day; participating in the event was the diocesan Office of Immigration and Refugee Services.
Fruit Hill Day Services for the Elderly and the St. Martin de Porres Center, two Catholic elderly care centers, were chosen to receive the proceeds from this year’s Lumen Gentium Awards Banquet.
It was with great joy that Father Nathan Ricci and Father Jorge Rocha stepped into the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul on Saturday morning to celebrate their ordination to the holy priesthood.