Meet your priests - PROVIDENCE - During the Year for Priests, as proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI on June 19, 2009, Rhode Island Catholic will present a series of bi-weekly interviews with diocesan and religious order priests ministering in the Diocese of Providence. Randomly chosen priests were sent a list of questions. The responses will be published as written by those who have answered the call to serve Christ and His Church. Meet Father Gerald Harbour. Learn more about the Year for Priests. More.
July 1st - New Pawtucket parish officially begins - PAWTUCKET — Consolidation of three Pawtucket parishes, located within minutes of each other and each with over 100 years of history, are merged into a single parish as of July 1. More.
Priest Assignments - PROVIDENCE - Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has announced the following priest assignments effective Wed., July 1st. More.
Diocese welcomes two new priests - PROVIDENCE - On Sat., June 13th, Bishop Tobin ordained two men to the priesthood, Father Albert P. Marcello, III and Father Andrew Messina. More.
WITHOUT A DOUBT: Without a Doubt Tidbits - By now you’re probably heard about Fr. Alberto Cutie, (“koo-tee-ae”) the dashing young Hispanic priest from the Archdiocese of Miami. Father Cutie is a bona-fide superstar in South Florida, leading a prominent ministry, and hosting his very own popular radio and television programs. “Father Oprah” they call him. His profile changed dramatically, however, when he was photographed fooling around with a young woman, later identified as his longstanding girlfriend, on a Florida beach. Miami Vice meets the Thorn Birds. More.