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Every year, the Church celebrates the great mysteries of the redemption of mankind in the “most sacred triduum of the crucifixion, burial and resurrection”(143).

Join Archbishop José Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops and archbishop of Los Angeles, in a national moment of prayer in the time of the coronavirus. Together as a nation, we will pray the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and seek our savior’s healing and protection.

VATICAN CITY—The COVID-19 quarantines, lockdowns and stay-at-home orders are the perfect opportunity for conversion: for individuals, for the church and for governments, Pope Francis said in…

EWTN's programming for Holy Week & Easter Sunday

During these solemn days of the Holy Triduum, if any person needs emergency assistance please call  (401) 421-7833, extension 207.

WJAR Channel 10 and WPRI Channel 12 to broadcast the Mass live at 11:00am

Catholic churches to ring their bells for approximately 5 minutes each Sunday morning at 9 am, beginning this Sunday, March 29, 2020. 

Rev. Jeremy J. Rodrigues, S.T.L., Administrative Secretary to the Bishop & Director of the Office for Divine Worship, Diocese of Providence, RI, explains how to Make a Spiritual Communion. Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

For your information: televised Masses and Masses live-streamed on the web/internet

WARWICK — For Father Robert Marciano, KHS, the daffodils blooming outside St. Kevin Church are more than a sure sign of spring, they are a sign of Easter and the hope for eternal life that the … more

PROVIDENCE — Following a directive from R.I. Governor Raimondo and the state’s Department of Health that all churches planning to distribute palm branches on Palm Sunday not make … more

VATICAN CITY — With a small procession down the vast and empty central nave of St. Peter’s Basilica, Pope Francis began the first of a series of Holy Week liturgies celebrated without the … more

Governor Raimondo and the Department of Health have directed that . . .

Click to view Bishop Tobin's Message for Holy Week

Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday, or “Passion Sunday”, ...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during …

Jesus began the very first Holy Week with a schedule and a goal. He didn’t begin the week by saying, “If I have some extra time during the next several days, I suppose …

Due to the coronavirus restrictions currently in-place, calling hours and a Mass of Christian Burial are respectfully omitted. A private prayer service at the funeral home will be followed by burial at St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.  

2020 Lumen Gentium Awardees Announced!

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As national and local governments have been issuing stay-at-home or shelter-in-place orders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Pope Francis asked people to pray for and …