Rhode Island
Pope Francis IDs successor to conservative Providence bishop
By David Klepper — November 24, 2022
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning is the new coadjutor bishop of Providence, will likely succeed the conservative Bishop Thomas Tobin.
Supreme Court declines to hear Rhode Island fetal personhood case
By Jack Jenkins — October 12, 2022
(RNS) — The move is a setback for supporters of the idea that an unborn fetus is entitled to full constitutional rights.
Richard Dujardin, longtime religion reporter, dies in fall at 77
By Bob Smietana — August 16, 2022
(RNS) — Dujardin was remembered as a friend, mentor, devoted journalist and family man.
Campaign pits theologian vs. born-again immigrant
By John Dyer — August 23, 2018
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (RNS) — The race for a seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives has become a battle between two outspoken Christian women who’ve carved out sharply different moral stances on hot-button issues.
Catholic school reconsiders transgender student ban
By Aysha Khan — March 8, 2016
(RNS) After the community backlash, the school "has been exploring ways in which it might provide reasonable accommodations for transgender students," officials said.
5 faith facts about Lincoln Chafee: ‘I have to be respectful of everyone’
By Kimberly Winston — June 3, 2015
(RNS) The Republican-turned-Independent-turned-Democrat is an Episcopalian who skipped church on the day he was inaugurated governor of Rhode Island as a way of respecting the separation of church and state.
After Rhode Island, is gay marriage ‘inevitable’? Conservatives say no
By Susan Page — May 3, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) As Rhode Island becomes the 10th state to approve same-sex marriage, a leading opponent blames Hollywood, academia and the mainstream media for the movement.
Teen activist emerges as an atheist hero at Skepticon
By Kellie Moore — November 13, 2012
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (RNS) In her hometown of Cranston, R.I., Jessica Ahlquist earned quite a reputation: Witch. Nazi. Satanist. But in the atheist community, the 17-year-old is a celebrity. A hero. By Kellie Kotraba.
What won, what lost on 2012 state ballot measures
By Jeanie Groh — November 7, 2012
(RNS) Here's a quick tour of selected state ballot measures from the 2012 elections. By Jeanie Groh.
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