![Bishop-elect James Ruggieri of Portland, Maine, is dedicated to hands-on pastoral work. He has been known for driving a food truck on Friday and Sunday afternoons to feed the community of Providence, Rhode Island. Bishop-elect James Ruggieri of Portland, Maine, is dedicated to hands-on pastoral work. He has been known for driving a food truck on Friday and Sunday afternoons to feed the community of Providence, Rhode Island.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20240401150448_b36900c67b5ed57d2dfb9a261ef3103bed96f63401286c8958daf203fb07575d.jpg)
From Mobile Kitchen to Mitre: Bishop-Elect’s Food Truck Feeds Body and Soul
Becoming a bishop wasn’t on the to-do list for Father James Ruggieri, ‘but my hope is to know them and to serve them and to love them as best I can.’
Becoming a bishop wasn’t on the to-do list for Father James Ruggieri, ‘but my hope is to know them and to serve them and to love them as best I can.’
SCRIPTURES & ART: If sheep wander off from their shepherd, they’re apt to lose their lives.
Meet Abbot Hugh Allan, pastor to one-sixth of the globe’s surface
Catholic seminaries have improved overall in educating priests, but more is needed to assist them in facing complex pastoral questions.
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