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Bishop Thomas J. Tobin gathered with the priest faculty of the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence and the 13 seminarians currently enrolled in this year’s class, including six from the diocese, as OLP marked the opening of the 2022-2023 academic year. Bishop Tobin celebrated Mass in the seminary’s chapel before joining the seminarians for dinner.

El próximo Sábado 1 de Octubre a las 7:30 pm recibiremos la visita del Cantautor Católico Tony Meléndez. Para una noche de música, testimonio y adoración en el Auditorio McVinney. Consigue tickets a través de los líderes del Cursillo, Cámbiame, Familias o Emaús en tu parroquia en linea - mcvinney.booktix.com.

The Office of Life and Family Ministry of the Diocese of Providence is offering a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat ‘Hope and Healing’ Support Group at St. Pius V Church, 240 Eaton St., Providence on Saturdays as listed below from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This support group is specifically designed for women who have gone through a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat.

Join Bishop Tobin at this special annual celebration in the Cathedral on Sun., Oct. 16 beginning at 1 p.m. Registration is required - please register in advance with your Pastor or Parish Secretary.

This year, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to “practice radical solidarity and unconditional love” for pregnant and parenting mothers...

Together we are seeking Our Lady’s intercession to conversion, consecration and prayer and are offered in a spirit of reparation, for life, peace and healing, Sat.-Fri., Oct. 1-7. Click for the schedule and more

Bishop Tobin gives us something to think about: What is there in your life that needs to be healed?

Meet us Sat., Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Together we will walk to the RI State House and prayerfully walk around it three times for life. This event is the kick-off to our 40 Days for Life Fall 2022 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.

National Migration Week is September 19-25, with the Vatican’s World Day of Migrants and Refugees taking place on Sunday, September 25.

Come to the Eucharistic Presence of the Lord.

After decades of faithful service, many retired priests continue to serve where they are needed, while others require assisted living, or nursing home care. Since priests are paid a very modest wage, they cannot rely upon Social Security to make ends meet. No longer able to rely upon parishes for basic living needs, senior priests depend on support from this challenged fund. Your generosity will make a difference in the lives of many who have served faithfully for many years in ministry – some of whom continue to serve well after their ‘retirement.’ The collection is also our way of saying “thank you” for that service.

Celebrate your milestone wedding anniversary! The 2022 Wedding Anniversary Celebration includes Holy Mass, renewal of wedding vows, a personalized certificate and a reception for you and your guests with Most Rev. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., main celebrant and homilist in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Sunday, October 16 beginning at 1 p.m. Advance registration required, click for more.

On the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross (or Triumph of the Cross) we honor the Holy Cross by which Christ redeemed the world.

Register now to attend Bishop Tobin's annual Human Life Guild Day, Sat., Oct. 1 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. The day begins with Holy Mass with Bishop Tobin, then brunch and three nationally known speakers. Click for more and/or to register.

As Catholics approach the polls, we are asked to weigh many important issues...

Perhaps prompted by the beginning of a new school year, recently I’ve been remembering my elementary school days, and some of the routines we had and the things we learned. And one of them was the art of diagramming sentences.

911. For years, those numbers simply meant a call for help. Now they also remind us of September 11, 2001...

On Sept. 1, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin marked Bishop Robert C. Evans’ 75th birthday by hosting a gathering for cake in his chancery office. During the party, Bishop Tobin offered his birthday wishes and prayers for Bishop Evans, thanking him for his many years of service to the Diocese of Providence.

All are invited to join us for the First Profession of Religious Vows of four new sisters on Saturday, September 10 beginning at 11 a.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., Bishop of Providence, Celebrant.

In honor of the Kennedy’s 69th wedding anniversary, one can now re-live that special day of September 12, 1953, when Jacqueline Bouvier married then-Senator John F. Kennedy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Newport, Rhode Island. Click for all the details...