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R.I. Bishop Lewandowski urges prayer and action at Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil
" If you lift your hands in worship, you better get your feet ready to walk," Bishop Bruce Alan Lewandowski said at the State House vigil
EDWARD FITZPATRICK, BOSTON GLOBE
RI faith leaders urge legislative action against poverty
With the start of the new legislative session, Rhode Island faith leaders gathered at the State House on Thursday, Jan. 8, to implore lawmakers – and budget writers – to "take care of our neighbors and the poor" and protect them from the "atrocities and relentless attacks coming from D.C." KATHERINE GREGG, PROVIDENCE JOURNAL
The 18th annual Fighting Poverty with Faith Vigil convenes at the Rhode Island State House
"We should never ask of God what we’re not willing to do or work for ourselves," said Bishop Bruce Lewandowski of the Providence Catholic Diocese. STEVE AHLQUIST READ MORE
Q & A with Alisha Pina, new head and lead organizer of the Rhode Island Interfaith Coalition to Reduce Poverty
“We stand by the principle that we have a moral obligation to help all in need.”
G. WAYNE MILLER, OCEAN STATE STORIES
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The 17th Annual Interfaith Poverty Vigil focuses legislative attention on Rhode Islanders in need
“We’re making progress," said Speaker Shekarchi, "but progress is not enough until all Rhode Islanders have a safe place to live and enough food to eat." STEVE AHLQUIST READ MORE