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As the Diocese of Providence celebrates its 150th anniversary through June 26, 2022, Rhode Island Catholic is featuring profiles of the eight men who have served as diocesan shepherds through its history.

Bristol Knights of Columbus Council 379 Grand Knight presented the David Simoes Award to Father Stephen Battey, pastor of St. John Paul II Parish in Pawtucket.

Father Christopher Davenport, 85, Pastor Emeritus of SS. Peter and Paul Parish, West Warwick, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Visitation will be from 8:30 – 9:30am on Wednesday, February 2, in St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Church, 358 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for the repose of Father’s soul will be offered on Wednesday, February 2, at 10am at St. Teresa of the Child Jesus Parish, Pawtucket. Burial will follow in Mt. St. Mary Cemetery, Pawtucket.

In light of the expected winter weather this weekend, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has dispensed Catholics of the Diocese of Providence from the obligation to attend Holy Mass this weekend.

He was a successful professor of Business at Harvard — the son of German, Jewish Holocaust survivors. He was also an atheist, who, as he puts it, “had long since lost hope in believing that God existed.”......

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We congratulate and pray for Most Rev. Louis Edward Gelineau, 6th Bishop of Providence, on the 50th anniversary of his episcopal consecration—an incredible and rare jubilee. Now 93, he was consecrated on this day in 1972.

While the COVID-19 pandemic has caused schools to approach their usual Catholic Schools Week celebrations with a measure of caution, some activities showcasing the spirit of Catholic schools will still take place.

In my nearly forty-nine years as a priest, I have celebrated Holy Mass thousands of times...

NORTH SMITHFIELD — While the pace of life has slowed considerably for Bishop Emeritus Louis E. Gelineau, the sixth Bishop of Providence, at 93, he still remains active to the extent that he can as he marks the 50th anniversary of his episcopal consecration.

Join us for the 2022 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ecumenical Service on January 19, 2022. (Image: USCCB)

It is well past time that we do everything in our power to keep our kids in school....

All Saints Parish, Woonsocket, merges into neighboring St. Joseph Parish. All Saints church building to close permanently.

As the Diocese of Providence celebrates its 150th anniversary through June 26, 2022, Rhode Island Catholic is featuring profiles of the eight men who have served as diocesan shepherds through its history.

One summer, while a seminarian, I spent several weeks in Vienna, Austria, studying German....

The bishop said that observance of the Diocese of Providence’s sesquicentennial this year is a perfect time for everyone to reflect on how the Catholic Charity Appeal has enabled the benevolent mission of the Church for most of those 150 years and how it will position the diocese well to continue that mission into the future.

The Annual Respect for Life Mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 15 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, will be the main celebrant. The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on the altar for veneration during Mass.

After 22 years, since the idea was first conceived for The Prout School to develop a first-rate athletic field for high school students to play soccer and lacrosse, major steps forward have been taken to make that dream a reality...