Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas Tobin issued a warning to Catholics this week that are not free to “endorse or ignore immoral or destructive behavior,” and advised against attending any gay weddings now that same-sex marriage has been legalized in Rhode Island. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island on Thursday became the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, as a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in this heavily Roman Catholic state ended with the triumphant cheers of hundreds of gays, lesbians, their families and friends. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island is joining nine other states and the District of Columbia in allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Only a few legislative steps remain before Rhode Island becomes the nation's 10th state to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — One final vote stands between Rhode Island joining the rest of New England and four other states in allowing gay couples to marry. [ Read more → ]

Phone banks, an army of volunteers and alliances with organized labor, business leaders and religious clergy propelled gay marriage to victory in Rhode Island this week, a savvy and coordinated strategy that relied on growing public support and old-fashioned bare-knuckle politic [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island state Senate voted moments ago in favor of a marriage equality bill, a crucial vote that puts Rhode Island on course to become the tenth U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — If Rhode Island joins the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed, it will be because a formidable opponent, Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, moved out of the way. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- State lawmakers in Rhode Island could decide whether the nation's smallest state becomes the 10th to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A Rhode Island state Senate committee on Tuesday voted to advance a bill to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

The Rhode Island Senate Republican Caucus on Tuesday announced their support for a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, becoming the first unanimous legislative caucus in the nation -- of either party -- to support marriage equality. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's long-simmering debate on gay marriage will head to a pivotal vote Tuesday when a legislative committee decides whether to forward the legislation to the full Senate for a final vote. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Roman Catholic Bishop Thomas J. Tobin on Monday warned the Rhode Island state legislature that legalizing same-sex marriage would be a "grave risk to our spiritual well being and the common good." [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Rhode Island state Senate will be considering a marriage equality bill when lawmakers return this week for the final work of their annual session. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Rhode Island's Roman Catholic leader said Wednesday that state lawmakers should hold off on acting on a marriage equality bill while the U.S. Supreme Court considers the issue. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Six Rhode Island mayors called on Rhode Island's state Senate on Monday to pass legislation allowing gays and lesbians to marry, joining a growing list of those backing the effort to join the rest of New England in allowing same-sex wedlock. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island senators heard testimony all night at the Statehouse on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Supporters and opponents of same-sex marriage will travel to the Rhode Island Statehouse for what supporters hope is the last legislative hearing before lawmakers vote on whether to join the rest of New England in allowing gay and lesbian couples to wed. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The debate over same-sex marriage in Rhode Island is expected to heat up once again now that the state Senate has scheduled a key legislative hearing. [ Read more → ]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A Rhode Island state Senator wants to let voters decide whether to allow same-sex marriage in the state — and he wants to let religious organizations and businesses refuse to participate in providing services for same-sex weddings. [ Read more → ]