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by bcadmin | Jun 6, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island | 0 |
A former Catholic priest who served at several Rhode Island parishes has been indicted on a charge of sexually assaulting a juvenile about 40 years ago, the state attorney general’s office said Monday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 17, 2022 | Catholic peacebuilding studies, Jeffery Nicholas, News, Providence College, Rhode Island, U.S. & World News | 0 |
“Knowing what we know about civilian casualties, a just war cannot be fought today,” said Jeffery Nicholas, an associate professor of philosophy at Providence College in Rhode Island.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 8, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church | 0 |
Father Mykhaylo Dosyak has been running on little sleep since the first bombs in the latest Russian invasion of Ukraine began falling on his native country early Feb. 24.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 7, 2022 | American seminarians, Catholic News Service, Church in Europe, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis | 0 |
Stephen Coutcher, a Rhode Island seminarian who spent the summer of 2018 teaching English in Ukraine, urged those who feel helpless about the current situation there to pray for peace.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, democracy, News, Pilgrimages, President Vladimir Putin, Rhode Island, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis, War | 0 |
“Russia is surrounding the Ukraine with troops. What else can I do but pray?” said Father Thomas O’Neill, 79, a senior priest of the Diocese of Providence.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 12, 2022 | Associated Press, Church in the US, clergy sex abuse, criminal justice, News, Rhode Island, trial | 0 |
A former Roman Catholic priest who served in several Rhode Island parishes has dementia and is incompetent to stand trial on sexual assault charges, a magistrate ruled Friday.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Feb 11, 2022 | News, Orthodox Christian nation, Pilgrimage of prayer, Rhode Island, Russian forces, U.S. & World News, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin | 0 |
As Ukraine faces a fierce challenge to its young democracy from more than 120,000 Russian forces stacked on its borders, poised to invade at any time, a Rhode Island priest is showing solidarity with the plight of the people of the overwhelmingly Orthodox Christian nation.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 9, 2021 | Associated Press, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island | 0 |
A third former priest has been indicted in Rhode Island as part of the state attorney general’s ongoing review of allegations of sexual abuse by clergy.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 5, 2021 | Bishop Thomas Tobin, Catholic News Service, Child pornography, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island | 0 |
A Catholic priest facing child pornography charges in Rhode Island was released on unsecured bond and will be allowed to travel to Kansas to stay with a family member while he awaits trial.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 1, 2021 | Associated Press, Bishop Thomas Tobin, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island, Traditionalists | 0 |
A Catholic priest who had been serving as pastor at a church in Providence is facing child pornography charges, according to Rhode Island State Police.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 14, 2021 | Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island | 0 |
Organizers of the Diocese of Providence’s sesquicentennial celebration are planning a nine-month series of events that will engage the faithful on multiple levels.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jul 31, 2021 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, clerical sexual abuse, Diocese of Providence, News, Rhode Island | 0 |
A former Catholic priest who was assigned to at least four Rhode Island parishes through the early 1990s faces three counts of first-degree sexual assault, according to court records.
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