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PROVIDENCE — Despite closing out the 2020 fiscal year with a $1.7 million operational loss for the Catholic Charity Appeal Corporation, in its separate General Fund Corporation for administration the Diocese of Providence managed to finish the fiscal year with a surplus of $318,013, according to an annual audit report of the diocese’s finances.

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PROVIDENCE — Last March, as the Diocese of Providence was on the threshold of hosting its 53rd annual Faith Formation Convocation, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused life as we knew it to ground suddenly to a halt...

We all need food to nourish us and keep us healthy. Without food, we find it hard to concentrate, study, do our work or even play. Jesus often shared meals with friends and even strangers, and he teaches us to be generous in sharing what we have to eat with others. Watch now

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WARWICK — As efforts to distribute the newly developed Coronavirus vaccine continue, many schools throughout Rhode Island have started transitioning to the next phase of reopening with widespread surveillance testing of students and staff.

PROVIDENCE — The retired priests at the St. John Vianney Residence had quite a surprise when they entered their dining room for their Christmas Eve supper. Each found his first Christmas gift on the wall — his portrait. Surely, a once in a lifetime gift! There they were, the 10 portraits arranged in a diamond shape. And in the middle was the portrait of the resident artist, Father Ray Tetrault.

WASHINGTON—Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) urges prayer and support for all those who have died and been injured in the recent winter storms, and encourages hope and generous support at the beginning of the Lenten season.

PROVIDENCE — Dr. Tim Flanigan received the first of two COVID-19 vaccine doses just before Christmas. After receiving his second dose in mid-January, Flanigan had a sore arm and a minor headache that went away with a little Ibuprofen.

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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Since childhood, the typical U.S. Catholic’s response to Lent is giving up, as in “What are you giving up for Lent?” ...

PROVIDENCE — Due to improving public health conditions in Rhode Island, with a decrease in reported positive COVID-19 infections — and after a request from the Diocese of Providence — churches in the Ocean State have been allowed to fill to 40 percent of their capacity, up from 25 percent, with a maximum of 125 people, as of Feb. 12.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — As Christians pray, fast and give alms during Lent, they also should consider giving a smile and offering a kind word to people feeling alone or frightened because of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis said.

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Lent is a time to reconsider the path one is taking in life and to finally answer God’s invitation to return to him with one’s whole heart, Pope Francis said. “Lent is not just about the little sacrifices we make, but about discerning where our hearts are directed,” he said, “toward God or toward myself?”

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The Lenten Campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday, February 17...

On Ash Wednesday, February 17th, Catholics begin the forty-day season called Lent which precedes the celebration of Easter, Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Resources here for you as we journey these 40 days. 

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