News - September 2020

A New Academic Year begins for OLP seminarians

September 30, 2020

PROVIDENCE — Bishop Thomas J. Tobin was the principal celebrant for the Opening Mass at Our Lady of Providence Seminary...

Many Catholic school students return for their first day of in-person learning during pandemic

September 29, 2020

They’re BACK! School looks a bit different this year in the Diocese of Providence ...

Pope will sign new encyclical in Assisi Oct. 3

September 28, 2020

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will travel to Assisi Oct. 3 to sign an encyclical on the social, political and economic obligations that flow from a belief that all people are children of God and therefore brothers and sisters to one another.

Trump announces Judge Amy Coney Barrett as U.S. Supreme Court nominee

September 26, 2020

WASHINGTON — Eight days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, President Donald Trump announced Sept. 26 that Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a judge on the Chicago-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit, is his nominee to fill that seat.

Vatican reaffirms, clarifies church teachings on end-of-life care

September 26, 2020

VATICAN CITY — With the legalization of assisted suicide and euthanasia in many countries, and questions concerning what is morally permissible regarding end-of-life care, the Vatican’s doctrinal office released a 25-page letter offering “a moral and practical clarification” on the care of vulnerable patients.

Ordination to the Sacred Order of Deacon of Mr. Daniel M. Mahoney and Mr. Doan V. Nguyen

September 25, 2020

SATURDAY! - You are invited to watch the live-stream from the comfort of our own home on Saturday, September 26 at 10:00am!

UPDATE - 2020 Fall 40 Days for Life Campaign

September 24, 2020

This year the Diocese of Providence Office of Life & Family will not be having a Fall 40 Days for Life campaign. In place of 40 Days, we encourage all People of Life to...

Two to be ordained to Sacred Order of Deacons

September 24, 2020

PROVIDENCE — The Diocese of Providence joyfully announces the ordination of Mr. Daniel M. Mahoney and Mr. Doan V. Nguyen to the Sacred Order of Deacon through the imposition of hands and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, by Auxiliary Bishop Robert C. Evans.

U.S. bishops say ‘enough’ on federal executions

September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Just hours before the sixth federal execution took place this year, and two days before the next one was scheduled, two U.S. bishops’ committee chairmen called on the government to end this practice.

Trump says he’ll sign order to ensure babies born alive receive care

September 23, 2020

WASHINGTON (CNS) — President Donald Trump said Sept. 23 he would sign an executive order to “ensure that all precious babies born alive, no matter their circumstances, receive the medical care that they deserve.”

Fri., Oct. 2nd - Annual Human Life Guild Mass

September 23, 2020

The Diocese of Providence would like to invite you to celebrate Respect Life Month on Friday, October 2, 2020 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence, during the 12:05pm Mass. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is the main celebrant and homilist. Join us for Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament immediately following Mass until 3:00pm. All are invited.

Five years ago, Pope Francis visited United States with message of encouragement

September 22, 2020

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Although the thought of standing with throngs of people for hours at a time seems foreign now in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, it was something tens of thousands of Catholics were happy to do in Washington, New York and Philadelphia when Pope Francis made his visit to the United States five years ago.

Diocese welcomes eight men to OLP, the most new Providence seminarians in almost 40 years

September 22, 2020

PROVIDENCE — The Seminary of Our Lady of Providence has a few new faces this year as the community welcomes 13 new young men from New England dioceses, eight of whom are studying for the Diocese of Providence. This is the highest number of incoming seminarians in the Diocese of Providence in almost 40 years. There will be 21 seminarians in total at OLP beginning this fall.

Rosary Congress

September 21, 2020

Saturday, October 3 through Friday, October 9

Okay, God, You Can Stop Now

September 20, 2020

Bishop Tobin's "The Imitation of Christ"

Support Holy Land Collection

September 19, 2020

While the coronavirus pandemic disrupted the ability of churches around the world this year to take up the annual Collection for the Holy Land on Good Friday, ...

Lumen Gentium winners to be honored in May 2021

September 18, 2020

PROVIDENCE — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Diocese of Providence has postponed its annual Lumen Gentium Service Awards Banquet until the spring. The banquet, which honors those who work selflessly in support of the Church, will now be held on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 — at the Twin River Event Center in Lincoln.