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ROME (CNS) -- After spending the night in the hospital, Pope Francis is "steadily improving" from a respiratory infection and continuing his planned course of treatment, the Vatican press office said. After he "rested well overnight," the Vatican said March 30, he "read some newspapers after eating breakfast and has resumed working."

From the diocesan office of Priests' Personnel.

Click for the schedule of special Holy Masses, Sat., April 1 thru Sun., April 9. Everyone welcome!

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin invites us to pray for the Holy Father at this time...

SMITHFIELD — On Saturday, March 18, the Diocese of Providence’s Office of Faith Formation held its annual Faith Formation Convocation at Bryant University, with the theme “This Is My Body Given For You,” and centering on the role of the Eucharist in the life of the believer.

PROVIDENCE — The House Judiciary Committee met on Thursday, March 16, to discuss R.I. House Bill No. 5510, sponsored by State Representative Carol Hagan McEntee (District 33-Narragansett, South Kingstown), which proposes to eliminate the statute of limitations in cases pertaining to those who were sexually abused as minors to bring a civil lawsuit. This bill would eliminate any statute of limitations and apply it retroactively in such cases.

Recently, in the mornings, I’ve taken to listening to music instead of watching the news on TV. I’ve found that some soft and gentle music is a much more peaceful way to start the day than hearing the accounts of murder and mayhem, corruption and crime.

The annual Chrism Mass is set for this Monday at 5 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence.

The New England CYO Basketball Championships will be held in Providence beginning on Friday, March 31 and continuing Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2. This event rotates among the participating Dioceses in New England and was last held in Rhode Island in 2014. The following Dioceses are expected to participate in the 2023 Championships: Manchester, Fall River, Burlington, Norwich, Hartford, Bridgeport and Boston. Over 50 teams comprised of male and female student athletes from ages 8 to 18 are scheduled to participate. For more, visit calsportsri.org.

Click for schedule for locations, dates and times.

As we journey with Jesus towards Holy Week, remember all those in our world today who carry heavy crosses of poverty, homelessness, and hunger. Click for more.

Your Lent Questions, Answered with Rev. Msgr. Anthony Mancini, Rector of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence. More for your Lenten Journey at dioceseofprovidence.org/lent.

The Feast of the Annunciation is one of the most important in the Church calendar. It celebrates the actual Incarnation of Our Savior the Word made flesh in the womb of His mother, Mary.

Father Charles P. Quinn, 82, Pastor Emeritus of St. Eugene Parish, Chepachet, died on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Visitation will be in St. Eugene Church, 1251 Putnam Pike, Chepachet, on Monday, March 27, from 4 – 7 p.m. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for the repose of Father’s soul will be offered on Tuesday, March 28, at 10 a.m., at St. Eugene Church. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston.

Lenten events, activities, revivals and more!

Bishop Richard G. Henning celebrated Mass with the school community of Saint Raphael Academy, Pawtucket.

Pope Francis has invited Catholics to annually renew an act of consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on March 25.

A Catholic Charity Supported Ministry

There are several incidents in the Gospels in which Jesus cured the blind and allowed them to see. These miracles are among the most dramatic miracles that Jesus performed, for they completely changed the lives of the people he touched. But it’s good to recall, too, that in working his miracles, Jesus was concerned not only for the physical well-being of those who turned to him, but for their spiritual health as well.

PROVIDENCE — Not every architectural firm can claim credit for a cathedral-sized restoration project. Even more impressive is when that project nets two prestigious awards. DBVW Architects, the company that undertook the exterior restoration of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Providence, hit the nail on the head, recently receiving an award from the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects in December and more recently were informed that they won the Faith and Form International Award for Religious Architecture: Restoration, which will be awarded later this year.