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This is a Patronal Feastday of the United States of America and is observed as a Holy Day of Obligation. The Chancery Office Building located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed in observation of this day.

Advent is a time of preparation and reflection. Click to download USCCB’s Advent calendar for ways to learn and grow this season.

Father Joseph D. Santos, 62, a priest of the Archdiocese of Braga (Portugal) and long-time Administrator of Holy Name Parish, Providence, died on Saturday, December 4, 2021. Calling hours will be on Friday, December 10, from 4-7pm in Holy Name Church, 99 Camp Street, Providence. A Solemn Latin Mass of Requiem according to the 1962 Missal will be offered for the repose of Father’s soul on Saturday, December 11, at 10am at Holy Name Church. Burial will follow in St. Mary Cemetery, Bristol.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin visited the diocesan Emmanuel House homeless shelter on Thanksgiving to lead a short prayer service where he offered a blessing before helping to serve a traditional turkey dinner to the guests.

“The Sounds of the Season” Concert today at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral - Concert will feature the music of Advent and Christmas with the Gregorian Concert Choir and Orchestra! Tickets available at the door.

"A voice of one crying in the desert, Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths." – Mat 3:1-3

Along with the prophets of the Old Testament, particularly Isaiah, and with our Blessed Mother, the Virgin Mary, one of the lead characters of the Advent Season is John the Baptist. In the liturgy of Advent John appears in the Gospels especially on the second and third Sundays.

The #IamChurch campaign for persons with disabilities begins December 6 with a series of video testimonies of Christians living with disabilities.

“Catechists have an invaluable mission for the transmission and growth of the faith,” says Pope Francis in The Pope Video for December. Let's pray for our catechists!

WASHINGTON (CNS) — When the Supreme Court hears oral arguments Dec. 1 for the biggest abortion case in decades, all eyes — and ears — will be on the court.

The upcoming Dobbs v. Jackson case out of Mississippi will be heard by the Supreme Court on December 1. This case may be a turning point to overturning Roe vs. Wade - - or at the very least establish limits by determining the personhood of the unborn.

From the diocesan office of Priests' Personnel

Sunday, December 5 at 3 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, Providence to benefit Bishop Tobin's Keep the Heat On Fund.

Beginning the Church's liturgical year, Advent is the season leading up to the celebration of Christmas. The Advent season is a time of preparation...

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Click below to visit McVinney Auditorium for upcoming shows and tickets

The Chancery Office Building, located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday and Friday.

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One of the most intriguing incidents in the early ministry of Jesus involved the cleansing of a leper. The Gospel of Mark (1: 40-45) records that a man with leprosy approached Jesus, knelt before him, and begged to be cured. Jesus, “moved with pity” cured the man but then “warned him sternly” not to tell anyone what had happened. “See that you tell no one anything,” Jesus demanded.

PROVIDENCE — Kristen Costa, 35, is a supermom. She’s caring for her two children, navigating work, motherhood and her own personal health concerns — in a pandemic no less. The Rumford resident was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer and has been recuperating from a partial hysterectomy. She had a payment plan with National Grid for her electric, but was unable to keep current with the agreed upon budget plan plus the current bill. Finances were getting tight.