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The second Sunday in October is a national day of recognition - Clergy Appreciation Day - a day to recognize the work of ministers, pastors, and priests in the United States. This national day also falls in National Clergy Month, which is observed each October.

The Chancery Office Building will be closed Monday in observance of Columbus Day.

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - EXETER — On Saturday, Sept. 28, St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic community in Exeter hosted the diocesan Special Religious Education (SPRED) picnic for students with special needs and their families.

WARWICK — Jamal Gomes, athletic director, has announced the addition of Stephen Baker ’20 to Bishop Hendricken’s Unified Volleyball and Unified Basketball coaching staff. Baker is a 2020 alumnus of the Br. Thomas Leto Options Program at Bishop Hendricken and recently graduated from Villanova University as part of its VUnited Scholars Program. He will serve as an assistant coach for both teams this season. (PHOTO COURTESY OF BISHOP HENDRICKEN HIGH SCHOOL)

“The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10) - - In the Catholic worldview, there is an inseparable link between our beliefs about God and how we are to live. The quote from Proverbs above captures this connection.

As we observe the October 7 anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel, Archbishop Henning shares this message and invitation to prayer and penance...

Blessed Mother Mary, pray for us! (Image: USCCB)

NORTH SMITHFIELD — The Saint Antoine Community has been awarded a federal earmark to develop a new, state-of the-art Assisted Living Memory Care Unit. (Photo: St. Antoine Community)

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By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — Providence College hosted the annual Red Mass, on September 26 for those in the legal and judicial community. Organized by the Diocese of Providence and promoted by the St. Thomas More Society — a non-profit organization made up of Catholic legal professionals — the event was held at St. Dominic Chapel. In attendance were lawyers from throughout Rhode Island, as well as several local judges. (Photo: Cole DeSantis)

Be a light in a darkened world…Help put an end to abortion through prayer…Bring your entire family. Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful way to show a public witness to life. Please consider hosting a Life Chain event at your parish or call Lisa Cooley at 401-278-4518 or email lcooley@dioceseofprovidence.org to find a location near you...

October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis, and it closes the Season of Creation that began September 1.

Your prayers for priestly vocations provide the spiritual support for our seminarians and your donation to the Seminarian Education Fund Collection provides the financial support for their education and formation for the priesthood of Jesus Christ. (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

The Diocese of Providence will offer a Farewell Mass for Archbishop Richard G. Henning in thanksgiving to Almighty God and promise of prayer on Thursday, Oct. 17, 7 p.m., in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. Archbishop Henning will serve as celebrant and homilist. A reception will follow the Mass in Cathedral Hall. (Photo: Laura Kilgus)

The Diocese of Providence Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress will be held from October 5-11. A Eucharistic Rosary Congress is seven days of around-the-clock Eucharistic Adoration and hourly Rosary in response to Our Lady of Fatima’s call to conversion, consecration, and prayer.

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, has called the universal Church to unite in a day of prayer, fasting, and penance on October 7, which is World Rosary Day. The day will coincide with the first anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israel. It is also the feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. Pope Francis has broadening this invitation to be a day to pray for peace around the world. (Photo: George Martell)

Each person on earth has a guardian angel who watches over them and helps them to attain salvation...

On Friday, September 27, Hurricane Helene devastated several states in the southeast. More than 120 are confirmed dead and the death toll is expected to dramatically rise. In addition, millions of people have been without power and the region continues to deal with catastrophic damage. If you would like to assist those recovering from the hurricane, you can make an emergency donation directly to...

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The Diocese of Providence is hosting a Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress from Sat., October 57 through Fri., October 11. The Traveling Eucharistic Rosary Congress is a week-long period of intense, around-the-clock prayer consisting of Perpetual Adoration and Hourly Rosary, offered in a spirit of reparation. The Eucharistic Rosary Congress will travel to a different parish for each 24-hour period. Locally, seven parishes in the diocese will host one day of Eucharistic Adoration each, click for schedule.