Local Knights of Columbus councils share snapshots of various charitable activities and council happenings taking place throughout the Diocese of Providence.
Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has appointed a special Task Force to study and offer recommendations as to the future use of the St. Charles Borromeo Church building after issuing decrees that suppressed the parish entity, as well as closed the historic church for an indefinite period of time, beginning on Jan. 13, while the church remains available for occasional use as pastoral needs demand.
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Old age "is not a disease, it's a privilege," and Catholic dioceses and parishes miss a huge and growing resource if they ignore their senior members, Pope Francis said.
OFFICE OF VOCATIONS: A CATHOLIC CHARITY APPEAL SUPPORTED MINISTRY - With a microphone in his hand, Mark Gadoury assured his audience of 8th, 9th and 10th graders that he and the two seminarians sitting next to him were “normal people just like you.”
In 1949, famed Harlem Renaissance writer Langston Hughes celebrated Negro History Week (the precursor to Black History Month) with members of the Oblate Sisters of Providence and their students at the all black and Catholic St. Alphonsus School in Wilson, North Carolina.
The Grateful for God’s Providence capital campaign has exceeded its goal of securing $50 million in pledges from the faithful of the Diocese of Providence in support of the Church’s mission by ensuring both short- and long-term financial assistance for the diocese and its individual parishes.
In only their second year with a competitive team, St. Luke’s School in Barrington once again walked away from the state championship held at Roger Williams University with more hardware this year.
The Diocese of Providence welcomes the leadership of Aaron Mack who will serve as the new director of the state-of-the-art McVinney Auditorium, located in downtown Providence...
All-State honors are not just for high school athletes. In the music world, the All-State auditions for six ensembles that are a great honor for young musicians selected....
