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A 23-year-old woman named Keira Bell recently brought a pivotal lawsuit against the National Health Services Gender Identity Development Clinic in London, better known as the Tavistock Clinic. Keira … ...
Why is the Church so adamantly opposed to "gay marriages" and civil unions? Doesn't the Church's stance discriminate against homosexuals? What harm is done if homosexual activity is between consenting ...
Newly ordained priest Father Peter Bassey celebrated his first Mass at Holy Name of Jesus Church in Providence on November 11. Father Bassey was an active member of the African Catholic Community at ...
WARWICK — Reverend George P. Behan, 88, Pastor Emeritus of St. William Parish in Warwick, died on Sunday, April 1, 2018. Born in Newport, Rhode Island, son of the late George P. and Gwendolyn M. (Pike ...
WARM WELCOME: Father Douglas Grant greets members of his new congregation after being installed Sunday by Bishop Robert C. Evans as pastor of St. Mary of the Bay Parish, Warren. Please click here for ...
PROVIDENCE — The recently-concluded 2019 legislative session in Rhode Island was a mixed bag for religiously-informed voters, notably in the passage of a new state law that expands access to late-term ...
It was a long night for the 56 travelers riding an overnight bus to the nation’s capital to participate in the annual March for Life — which marks the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade … ...
PROVIDENCE — During the 14 years Father James Ruggieri has served as pastor of St. Patrick Church, Providence, the parish and accompanying school have dedicated themselves to the Church’s ...
This is a good question because it clears up a common misconception about the feast of the Immaculate Conception, which I wrote about two weeks ago. In defense of the questioner, his question was ...
“Ask the Newly Ordained” features Fathers Brian Morris, Joseph Brice and Stephen Battey — who respond to questions about the faith from Rhode Island Catholic readers. This past Saturday at … ...
PROVIDENCE — In many churches around the world, visitors are often shocked to find the corpse of a Catholic saint contained in a glass coffin. Often hundreds of years old, the bodies of these saints ...
North Smithfield — At 90, despite having recently begun to use a walker to move about, Bishop Emeritus Louis E. Gelineau can be surprisingly quick on his feet. His face lighting up upon the … ...