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Bishop Thomas J. Tobin: THE IMITATION OF CHRIST

The Imitation of Christ

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin: THE IMITATION OF CHRIST

The Holy Father’s apparent support for the recognition of civil unions for same-sex couples needs to be clarified...

(Providence, RI) – The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, will celebrate Mass for the faithful departed at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in Providence on All Souls Day, Monday, November 2, 2020 at 12:00 noon. Prayers will be offered for all those in the Diocese who have died in the past year, with a special remembrance of those who have died from COVID-19, and those who could not have traditional funeral rites during the statewide lockdown earlier this year.

From Bishop Thomas J. Tobin: The Imitation of Christ

Bishop Tobin's "The Imitation of Christ"

Bishop Tobin's "The Imitation of Christ"

From Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, to the priests of the Diocese of Providence, RI

CHICAGO — Rhode Island Catholic and its Spanish language publication, El Católico de Rhode Island, were honored on Thursday, July 2, with a combined 27 awards by the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada during the organization’s 2020 Catholic Media Convention and Awards Banquet. The newspapers won a variety of awards for writing and photography, as well as advertising and design.

Bishop Tobin invites all the members of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Providence to spend some time during the weekend of July 3rd to 5th in personal and communal reflection and prayer for the promotion of justice and peace and mutual respect for all the people of our nation.

Each year on July 4th, our nation pauses to celebrate its birth, its independence, and to renew our commitment to the values that are intrinsic to the American spirit: freedom, justice, peace and prosperity...

Statement from Bishop Tobin on Behalf of the Diocese of Providence Regarding the Violence that Occurred in Providence

Bishop Tobin will join the Bishops of the United States and Canada in renewing the consecration of the Diocese of Providence to the care of our Blessed Mother on Friday, May 1, 2020.

PROVIDENCE — While the nation and world continue to struggle with how best to return to a sense of normalcy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is seeking to…

On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020, Bishop Tobin shares his Pastoral Message on “The State of the Church in the Diocese of Providence in the Age of Coronavirus”

Catholic churches to ring their bells for approximately 5 minutes each Sunday morning at 9 am, beginning this Sunday, March 29, 2020. 

PROVIDENCE — While Bishop Thomas J. Tobin looked out upon rows of empty pews clear to the back of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul as he celebrated Mass on Easter Sunday morning, he directed his message of inspiration to the tens of thousands of faithful participating from the safety of their homes during this novel coronavirus pandemic.

WJAR Channel 10 and WPRI Channel 12 to broadcast the Mass live at 11:00am

Governor Raimondo and the Department of Health have directed that . . .