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St. Paul writes the following instruction: “First of all, then, I ask that supplications, prayers, petitions, and thanksgivings be offered for everyone, for kings and for all in authority, that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all devotion and dignity. This is good and pleasing to God our savior, who wills everyone to be saved and to come to knowledge of the truth.”...

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island General Assembly’s 2021 legislative year will occur in unusual circumstances because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. However, the next several months could still bring movement on several vital issues for Catholics in Rhode Island.

WASHINGTON —With three more federal executions scheduled in January, two bishop chairmen call on the current Administration to stop, and for the new Congress and incoming Administration to abolish the death penalty in federal law.

WASHINGTON – Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued the following statement on the 2020 presidential election:

Beginning Mon., Oct. 26 and continuing to Tues., Nov. 3 - Prayer is one of the first steps in acting for justice in our world. This novena, rooted in the biblical tradition and the Church's social teaching, is intended to promote justice and peace in our neighborhoods, our country, and our world. Learn more.

"Today I am here to echo the Holy Father's message: to recognize that we must at all times, but particularly at this moment of great global turmoil, recognize the most vulnerable and welcome them to the extent we are able," ...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- By blocking two pro-life bills from going to the floor of the U.S. Senate for a vote, senators "failed to advance two critical human rights reforms that most Americans strongly support," ...

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.

Safety, Justice & Healing

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....

Safety, Justice & Healing