Scottish priest investigated after threatening to poison dogs
- Apr 22, 2021
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Ex-priest indicted on multiple counts of child molestation
- Nov 6, 2020
A former Rhode Island priest was indicted Thursday on multiple counts of child molestation, state Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office said.
Judge dismisses 3 priest child sex-abuse lawsuits
- Oct 17, 2020
A judge on Friday dismissed child-abuse lawsuits filed by three men against leaders of the Catholic Diocese of Providence based on the definition of the word “perpetrator.”
Providence College deals with surge of student virus cases
- Sep 19, 2020
The president of Providence College announced that the school is moving to remote-only learning for at least two weeks after a surge of new coronavirus cases among students, saying “we are out of options.”
Providence College cemetery reconsecrated after vandalism attack
- Jul 2, 2020
Two days after a vandal defaced some of the gravestones and a central cross with swastikas at the Dominican Cemetery at Providence College, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin of Providence reconsecrated and rededicated the sacred grounds where Dominican friars have been buried since the college’s founding in 1917.
Priests are on front lines of COVID-19 as they minister to the sick, dying
- Jun 28, 2020
The level of access health care facilities have granted to chaplains ministering to the sick and dying has varied, with most bedside visits disallowed altogether at the height of the pandemic out of extreme caution to prevent the virus from spreading further among the general population.
Ex-priest accused of using parish money to buy TV, furniture
- Jun 17, 2020
A former Catholic priest in Rhode Island is accused of using parish money to make $40,000 in purchases before leaving the priesthood in 2019.
Catholic bishop takes tongue-in-cheek shot at Tom Brady
- May 22, 2020
Not even a Hail Mary is going to help Tom Brady win a seventh Super Bowl championship now that he’s with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, according to one Catholic bishop.
Providence bishop sends hope, addresses challenges in letter to diocese
- Apr 22, 2020
The bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, said it’s his “aspiration” that churches reopen for Pentecost, May 31, “even with a limited number of worshippers if necessary.”
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