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With its mailed delivery to more than 41,000 readers, Rhode Island Catholic has by far the highest circulation of all paid-subscription weeklies in Rhode Island and the second-highest circulation ...

To send a letter to The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, send all correspondence to: ...

At his own initiative, and with the support of the Diocese of Providence, Father George K. Nixon has petitioned for and has received a dispensation from all obligations associated with the sacred … ...

The National Rifle Association (the NRA) has again emerged as a key player in the current debate. Despite its influence, however, the NRA is not a fourth branch of government. If the Association wants ...

The bishops as referees. My friend, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, DC, explained the concept in a public letter he sent to the U.S. Bishops last year. “It is the specific competence ...

Please understand that I mention these initiatives not to boast, nor to claim any special credentials but, simply to say that I, like the institutional church itself, am committed to many social ...

The bible readings were chosen by my Sister Mary and me to reflect Father John's three major concerns; first with the Old Testament prophets who call us to repentance and remind us of God's power and ...

There are other important dimensions of the Eucharist we should consider as well. And one is the fact that while the Eucharist effects union with Christ, “body and blood, soul and divinity,” it also ...

I was very disappointed that the Catholic Health Association, under your leadership, publicly endorsed the recent health care legislation that was passed and signed into law. This action was taken ...

Building on that foundation, last year during his trip to the United States, Pope Benedict extended his “special greetings of peace to the Jewish community in the United States and throughout the ...