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This morning at 10:30 a.m. ET, Seminarians Joseph Brodeur and Noah DaSilva will be ordained to the diaconate alongside classmates in St. Peter's Basilica, Rome! Watch the livestream here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miBSpBhn2L8

During this extreme heat, the Diocese of Providence's Emmanuel House will remain open today through 4 p.m. as a cooling center. Anyone can walk in to the center at 239 Public Street in Providence to escape the heat or receive bottled water.

Happy Labor Day Weekend to all! I hope that you have time with family and enjoy the beautiful weather... 

The Diocese of Providence offers prayers for an end to the humanitarian crisis afflicting Armenian Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh...

The Chancery Office Building, located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed Monday in observance of Labor Day.

ROME — On Sunday, August 20, the orientation group of students from the Pontifical North American College, including Providence seminarian Nathan Ledoux, met with the Holy Father before he recited the midday Angelus prayer with an estimated 10,000 people gathered in St. Peter’s Square. Among the crowd were 29 seminarians who had just arrived to begin their studies at the Pontifical North American College, the U.S. seminary in Rome. (PHOTO COURTESY OF SEMINARIAN NATHAN LEDOUX)

The Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is a Holyday of Obligation. The diocesan Chancery Office Building located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed today, Aug. 15.

In observance of Victory Day, the Chancery Office Building, located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed Monday, we will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Reverend Peter M. Mongeon, 66, an incardinated priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, died Monday, July 31, 2023. A native of Woonsocket, RI, Father Mongeon exercised priestly ministry for many years in the Diocese of Providence. Calling Hours will be on Saturday morning, August 5, beginning at 9:00 am in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, 30 Fenner Street, Providence, RI. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of Father's soul on Saturday, August 5 at 11:00 am in the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, Providence. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Cumberland. Please pray for the peaceful repose of the soul of Father Mongeon.

In this special edition, Rhode Island Catholic takes a look at Bishop Thomas J. Tobin's 18-year legacy in the Diocese of Providence in recognition of his retirement and 50th anniversary of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood. For a copy of this special 40 page edition of Rhode Island Catholic, please call 401-272-1010 or email srichard@thericatholic.com.

Today, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin celebrates the 50th anniversary of ordination to the priesthood! He was ordained in 1973 in Pittsburgh, PA. Congratulations, Bishop Tobin! Ad multos annos! (Photo: Bishop Tobin)

Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, Bishop of Providence, has made the following clergy appointments within the Diocese of Providence...

By Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor PROVIDENCE — For the second year in a row, the Catholic Charity Appeal has exceeded its goal in the Diocese of Providence. As of June 26, the 2023 Appeal has reached $7,245,238 in pledges and one-time gifts from 18,957 donors, meeting 103% of its $7 million goal. This is the most raised in the campaign since 2017.

. . . support Catholic Education in the Diocese of Providence! Deadline is July 1 - more at faceofri.org.

In observance of the 4th of July the Diocesan Offices will be closed July 3 and July 4. We will reopen July 5 at 8:30 a.m.

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor COVENTRY — It’s been a busy week-and-a-half for Deacon Patrick Ryan. The Diocese of Providence seminarian, ordained to the transitional diaconate last fall, returned to his family home last week after completing his studies at Pontifical North American College in Rome. Over the weekend he attended a family wedding and now he is preparing for the most important day in the rest of his life — his ordination to the priesthood. (PHOTO: RICK SNIZEK)

Saturday, June 24 beginning at 10 a.m., Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, S.T.D, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Providence, is presiding at the Ordination of Rev. Mr. Patrick Ryan to the Sacred Order of the Priesthood. Click to go to the Diocese of Providence YouTube channel to view!

At Saints John and Paul, 341 South Main St., Coventry, RI, at 7 p.m.

With great joy the Diocese of Providence announces the ordination of Deacon Patrick Ryan to the Sacred Priesthood. Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, Bishop of Providence, will confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 10 a.m.

PROVIDENCE, R.I.—At the request of the pastor/administrator, trustees, and finance councils of the two parishes, and after consulting the diocesan College of Consultors, Most Rev. Richard G. Henning, D.D., S.T.D., Bishop of Providence, has approved the request to merge St. Alexander Parish into St. Mary of the Bay Parish, both in Warren, effective July 7, 2023. Parishioners were informed of the approval at Masses this weekend.