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...to complete Rome music degree interrupted by COVID-19

SEMINARIAN EDUCATION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND APPEAL

Students of Saint Rose of Lima School in Warwick recently...

FROM THE DESK OF THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR, RI CATHOLIC

SEMINARIAN EDUCATION IS SUPPORTED BY THE CATHOLIC CHARITY FUND APPEAL

...for Ethical Scrutiny of Fetal Tissue Research

Rhode Island Catholic has mapped out your perfect Sunday afternoon. Start the day in God’s creation with outdoor Mass at The Shrine of the Little Flower — Click here to learn more — followed by a visit to The Wright Scoop for a heavenly treat.

The American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson once said: “A person will worship something, have no doubt about that.” Emerson’s quote points to the human need for worship and religion. In the absence or denial of organized religion, human beings will naturally form organizations and movements with religious qualities. These will have their own rites, beliefs and hierarchy. The growing religious movement today is called “Cancel Culture.”

The Vatican has approved the merger of St. Charles Borromeo parish in Woonsocket with neighboring All Saints Parish in a decree dated July 16, 2020.

In observation of this 75th anniversary, Catholics in the United States, and all those of good will, are invited to come together in solidarity in our personal prayers and Masses on Sunday, August 9. (Image: USCCB)

Rhode Island Catholic has mapped out your perfect Sunday afternoon. Start the day in God’s creation with outdoor Mass at The Shrine of the Little Flower, followed by a visit to The Wright Scoop for a heavenly treat. Click here to learn more!

PROVIDENCE — Father Robert Paul Perron, the director of the diocesan Society for the Propagation of the Faith and pastor of St. Michael Parish, who was known for his compassionate service to the less fortunate over the course of his ministry, died on Saturday, Aug. 1, in South Providence. He was 67.

Denver Newsroom, Aug 6, 2020 / 03:04 am MT (Catholic News Agency) - The Diocese of Providence, Rhode Island, is welcoming eight new seminarians this year - the highest number of incoming seminarians in nearly four decades.