PROVIDENCE — Brian Barcaro, co-founder of Catholic Match.com, could be considered partly responsible for the nuptials of thousands who met their spouses through the dating Web site, recently marking ...

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 ...

When, a few months back, I announced that I was ending my use of Twitter, it caused quite a media firestorm. There were tons of stories, both local and national. Even the New York Times and … ...

The monks of La Trappe Abbey in Normandy, France may leave their monastery in 2028, the abbey announced — a move that could bring to an end 900 years of Cistercian monastic presence at “La Grande … ...

WESTERLY – More parents of students with learning disabilities are choosing Catholic schools to provide their children with a solid, values-based education that allows them to flourish academically, ...

PROVIDENCE — The Sisters of Mercy, an order comprising more than 9,000 religious women worldwide, trace their roots to Catherine McAuley, an Irish heiress who used her inheritance to open the first ...

PORTSMOUTH — Standing outside St. Benet's, one of six dormitories on the campus of the 500-acre Portsmouth Abbey boarding school, 10th grader Joy Loftus admires the stone exterior and arched entry of ...

PROVIDENCE – When Christopher Nocera learned that the Holy Name Province of Franciscan Friars would close St. Francis Chapel on Westminster Street on Nov. 7, he felt a great personal loss but also ...

Editor’s note: This is the second week of the Rhode Island Catholic series of profiles of recently retired priests who have ministered in the diocese in parishes and hospital chaplaincy. This year, ...

PROVIDENCE - Holy Ghost School, a fixture in the city’s Federal Hill neighborhood since 1923, faces possible closure in June without additional enrollment and financial support.

Owners Tom and Jane Stone-Tatro look on from left as their son Zachary does the honors of cutting the ribbon at the grand re-opening of A Special Place, a greeting card and inspirational gift retailer ...

PROVIDENCE — Volunteers, including members of the Knights of Columbus East Providence Council #1528, the Bishop William A. Hickey Council of the Columbiettes and Providence College students spent the ...