Join us, activities include the Visitation of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Jan. 10-31) and Holy Mass for Life with Msgr. Kenney (Jan. 26), all from the diocesan Office of Life and Family Ministry...

This year's theme, "Trust in Providence," is a powerful reminder of God's grace and the trust he has placed in us to serve others. As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the appeal, we invite you to watch a special video reflecting on a century of hope, compassion and support provided to all those in need throughout our state. Please visit dioceseofprovidence.org/cca to make your difference today

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor - PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Catholic, which began and flourished for nearly all of its 150 years as The Providence Visitor, celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2025. The venerable newspaper of the Diocese of Providence, the fourth oldest Catholic newspaper in existence in the U.S., has won hundreds of national Catholic press awards, as well as many secular honors for its coverage of local, regional and national issues, including more than 100 awards in the last five years alone.

The entire Community is invited to attend the Solemn Mass in Honor of the Virgin of Altagracia in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Tuesday, January 21 at 7 p.m. The Mass will be presided over by Most Rev. James T. Ruggieri, Bishop of the Diocese of Portland, Maine accompanied by priests and deacons who serve in parishes with Hispanic communities in the Diocese of Providence. Confessions and Rosary Prayer begin at 6 p.m.