For 10 years, the Rev. Jamie P. Washam has been posting inspirational, provocative, and amusing messages outside the church founded by Roger Williams in 1638 PROVIDENCE — At most churches, the sign ...

The Diocese of Providence was hit with a federal lawsuit Thursday, just one day after a new state law designed to deliver accountability for clergy sex abuse survivors went into effect.

The First Unitarian Church of Providence is willing to shelter immigrants again but it’s gauging the best course amid a new policy on ICE arrests in houses of worship PROVIDENCE — The First Unitarian ...

A notice in a church bulletin had some wondering if the Diocese of Providence was laying the groundwork for bankruptcy.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Thursday night, March 12, Rhode Island's Catholic Diocese of Providence faced off again against the victims of clergy sexual ...

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence and churches across Rhode Island are so far facing 33 state lawsuits and at least one federal complaint alleging decades of sexual abuse committed by clergy ...

The cathedral's congregation was disbanded more than a decade ago. The cathedral's roof is in good shape, but the condition of a giant dome is worrying church leaders. Bishop W. Nicholas Knisely has ...

A sweeping investigation released by the Rhode Island Attorney General has exposed decades of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in the state, identifying at least 75 clergy members accused of ...

Dozens of abuse lawsuits hit the Rhode Island Catholic Church on July 1 as a new legal window opened for survivors of long-ago abuse.