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On Saturday, August 27 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at St. Pius V Church, 240 Eaton St., Providence. This support group is specifically designed for women who have gone through a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat. Click for more. All inquiries confidential.

The HUMAN LIFE GUILD RECOGNITION AWARD is an award given by the Diocese of Providence on an annual basis to outstanding individuals that are Catholic who have a willingness to accept the invitation to be "People of Life,” to have an unconditional commitment to human life, to promote and defend human life at every stage, in every condition, through thought, word, deed and prayer. Click for nomination form. Deadline Sept. 8.

Men of St. Joseph annual Men's Conference at Cathedral of Ss. Peter and Paul., Saturday, August 6 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Keynote speakers: Peter Herbeck and Fr. Christopher Murphy. Holy Mass celebrated by Bishop Thomas J. Tobin. Registration required, click below.

See for yourself - click to watch the video! Just two weeks left! Register now!

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Saints Joachim and Anne pray for us!

By Father Mark Gadoury - Having been recently ordained a priest this past June 4, one of the most frequently asked questions I receive is, “what is it like being a priest now?”

Pope Francis established this day as a reminder of the important role Grandparents and the Elderly play as a link between generations.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin celebrated the Rite of Candidacy, admitting three diocesan seminarians to continue their formation for Ordination to the Priesthood, during Evening Prayer at the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence

Diocese of Providence Office of Vocations invites Catholic high school boys to deepen their faith, learn more about vocations, and better discern God’s call in their lives at the July Quo Vadis Summer Camp!

Join us for Nathan Schneider in Recital on Saturday, July 23 at 2 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. Free admission! Read more about Nathan, click below!

Learn about the myth vs. the reality of NFP!

Today, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin celebrates the 49th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood! He was ordained in 1973 in Pittsburgh, PA. Congratulations, Bishop Tobin! Ad multos annos!

Use of taxpayer dollars for abortions, legalized assisted suicide fail to advance

PROVIDENCE — If history had taken a different turn in 1844, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence would have recently celebrated its 175th anniversary instead of the 150 years of existence that it is marking this year.

Rev. Mr. Raymond Batalon, 95, of Pawtucket, a deacon of the Diocese of Providence for over 30 years, died on June 24, 2022. Services were held earlier in the month. Please pray for Deacon Ray and his family. Click to read Deacon Ray's obituary.

“The majority in the House of Representatives voted last Friday to pass the most unjust and extreme abortion on demand bill our nation has ever seen. Answering the needs of women by promoting taxpayer-funded elective abortion, as this bill would do, is a grave evil and a failure to love and serve women. Offering free or low-cost abortions, instead of increasing the resources women need to care for themselves and their children, is not ‘choice’ but coercion and callous abandonment. Simply repeating the mantra that abortion is healthcare doesn’t make it so. Deliberately ending the lives of defenseless and voiceless human beings is the antithesis of healthcare....

2022 Diocesan Youth Day is Sat., Sept. 10 in Cumberland. For more information, click below

PROVIDENCE — Just in time to mark the 150th anniversary of the Diocese of Providence, the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul has emerged from recent major renovations strengthened, reinvigorated and ready for the journey to the diocese’s next milestone anniversary.

Communications Office wins first place for comprehensive 150th anniversary campaign!