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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 ...

The recently-concluded 2019 legislative session in Rhode Island was a mixed bag for religiously-informed voters, notably in the passage...

The significant expansion of abortion approved today by the Senate is a sad day for Rhode Island...

A bill that pro-life legal analysts said would have turned Rhode Island into an “abortion haven” failed to pass the Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Smith Hill will hear the New York and Virginia style extreme abortion bill this Tuesday.

From Bishop Thomas J. Tobin

With bills pending in the state House of Representatives and Senate, Rhode Island is the latest state to consider physician-assisted suicide...

TAKE ACTION: There is a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee this Thursday, April 25th seeking to legalize Assisted Suicide in Rhode Island

Every April, Catholic parishes and schools across the United States participate in National Child Abuse Prevention Month.

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The much-anticipated film, “Unplanned,” opened in theaters across the country last weekend. Based on the best-selling book of the same title, “Unplanned” is the autobiographical story of Abby Johnson, a former director of the Planned Parenthood Clinic in Bryan, Texas.

To better protect minors and vulnerable adults from all forms of abuse and exploitation, Pope Francis approved a new law and a set of safeguarding guidelines....

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A House Committee on Smith Hill will take up the Assisted Suicide Bill in Rhode Island this week.

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Legislation that pro-life advocates warn will turn Rhode Island into “an abortion haven” is one step closer to becoming reality as the state House of Representatives approved the Reproductive Privacy Act ...

Pro-life activists gathered at the Rhode Island State House on Jan. 26 to demonstrate their opposition to legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade into state law while doing away with...

The Rhode Island Catholic Conference expresses grave disappointment after the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed an extreme abortion bill by a vote of 44-30.