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Father Charles P. Quinn, 82, Pastor Emeritus of St. Eugene Parish, Chepachet, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Visitation will be in St. Eugene Church, 1251 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, on Monday, March 27, from 4 – 7 p.m. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for the repose of Father’s soul will be offered on Tuesday, March 28, at 10 a.m., at St. Eugene Church. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.

PROVIDENCE — A recently released annual audit of its finances shows that the Diocese of Providence ended fiscal year 2022 on solid financial footing.

The annual Diocesan Basketball Championships began play Saturday, March 11. Over 40 boys and girls teams of student athletes, grades 5 through 10, qualified to participate. The outcome of the first weekend of games can be found on the Catholic Athletic League (CAL) website, calsportsri.org. The Diocesan Tournament finals are this Saturday, March 18 at LaSalle Academy, with 6 games taking place on 2 courts beginning at 9 a.m. Click for more!

Every so often, the Church’s discipline sparks intrigue, especially in a state as culturally Catholic as Rhode Island. Such was the case last week when The Providence Journal’s food section took up the question of abstinence from meat on St. Patrick’s Day. Unfortunately, the article’s original title — “Corned beef on St. Patrick’s Day? Tobin says no dispensation for RI Catholics” — obfuscates the heart of the matter. To make matters worse, other media outlets picked up the story, implying a farcical battle between the bishop (who is Irish American) and his largely Irish-American flock.

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