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The theme of this year’s Catholic Schools Week is: “Catholic Schools: Communities of Faith, Knowledge and Service.”

Calling hours will be held at the Monahan Drabble and Sherman Funeral Home, 230 Waterman Street, Providence on Tuesday, January 31 from 4-6pm.  A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of his soul at Saint Joseph Church, 92 Hope Street, Providence on Wednesday, February 1 at 11am.  

After analyzing downward trends in worship and sacramental practice, and expressing concerns about the future viability of the traditional parish structure as the number of priests reaching retirement age greatly eclipses the number entering the clergy, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has tasked a group of priests and laity with planning for the future of the Church in the diocese.

he National Prayer Vigil for Life will be held from Thursday afternoon, January 26 to Friday morning, January 27, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception.

If you follow news about the Catholic Church at all, you’re already aware of an historic debate taking place in the Church right now concerning...

January 4 - Father Christopher J. Murphy
January 18 - Sister Elizabeth Castro, HMSP
January 25 - Msgr. John C. Halloran

On Friday, January 20, Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States of America...

As our Nation prepares to mark the Inauguration of a new President, I invite all the members of the Catholic Church in Providence to pray...

The Diocesan Offices will be closed Monday, January 16th.

Year with Mary our Mother begins in Diocese

Reverend Edward G. St-Godard, 77, pastor emeritus of Holy Family Parish, Woonsocket, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Liturgically, we begin the New Year with the Solemnity of Mary, the Mother of God.