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Your donation to the Catholic schools in the Diocese of Providence through FACE of RI will help economically challenged students attend a Catholic school of their choice! Click to learn more! *Applications available beginning June 1, deadline to apply is July 1, 2023.*

Today we celebrate the 18th anniversary of Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Tobin's installation as the eighth Bishop of Providence on this day in 2005 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence! His was one of the last American appointments made by Saint John Paul II.

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Most Reverend Ernest Bertrand Boland, O.P., D. D., died on Pentecost Sunday, May 28, 2023, at the Jeanne Jugan Residence (Little Sisters of the Poor) in Pawtucket, RI, where he had resided since 2017. He was Bishop Emeritus of Multan, Pakistan, and a member of the Order of Friars Preachers (Dominican Friars) of the Province of St. Joseph and of the Dominican Friars’ Community at Providence College. Reception of the Body will be on Thursday, June 1, at 4pm, in the Chapel of the Priory of St. Thomas Aquinas at Providence College. Calling Hours will follow until 7pm, when the Office of the Dead will be celebrated. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, June 2, at 10am, in the same Chapel. Burial will follow in the Dominican Friars' cemetery on the Providence College campus.

As the 2023 Catholic Charity Appeal enters the final weeks, we are so grateful to all those moved by the Holy Spirit to give to the appeal in order to assist the important work being done by the 35+ ministries of the church. If you haven’t made your gift yet, there is still time. Make a difference today by visiting – givecentral.org/2023CCA.

The Chancery Office Building is closed today for Memorial Day

Foro de la comunidad: Tarjetas de privilegios de conductor para todos: La Oficina de Pastoral Hispana y la Secretaría de Beneficencia y Pastoral Social de la Diócesis de Providencia, en alianza con la organización Fuerza Laboral y los Consulados de Colombia, Guatemala y México, realizan un foro sobre licencias de conducir para inmigrantes. Durante el foro, estas organizaciones compartirán información importante sobre cómo solicitar identificaciones fiscales, tarjetas de identificación y otros documentos relevantes que se necesitan para obtener licencias de conducir. Todos son bienvenidos.

Grieving to hear of unjust acts of wanton violence, I wish to pledge the solidarity of the Diocese of Providence with our wounded brothers and sisters. These cruel acts against members of two families defy explanation...

Holy Masses will be celebrated simultaneously in cemetery chapels across the Diocese of Providence on the morning of Memorial Day at 10 a.m., for the repose of the souls of those who have given their lives in the service of their nation. Join us in prayer at any one of the locations. Click for details.

Pastor, Administrator, Parochial Vicar and Graduate Studies Assignments from the diocesan Office of Priests' Personnel.

At the Mass of Reception on January 26, I told you about my surprise and delight when first encountering the Rhode Island State Flag with its Christian and Biblical symbol of the anchor and the motto “Hope.” I told you then how grateful I felt to live in the State of Hope...

The RI Senate will vote tomorrow, Thursday, May 18, on a bill (2023 -- H0032) that will allow for state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in Rhode Island, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employee health benefits programs - - let them know you do not want to fund abortions...

Dear Brothers and Sisters, as you may already be aware, bills are moving forward in our state on the issue of taxpayer-funded abortion. I invite the Catholics of Rhode Island and all people of good will to...

The Rhode Island Senate Judiciary Committee will vote on the so-called "Equality in Abortion Coverage Act" (2023-S0032) tomorrow Tuesday, May 16 beginning sometime after 4:00 PM in Room 313 (3rd Floor East Wing) of the RI State House. No testimony will be heard as the hearing was already held this past Tuesday. This is the same bill that was passed by the House on April 27. The bill will allow state taxpayer-funding for abortion-on-demand in Rhode Island, both through the state-managed Medicaid program and through state employees health benefits programs, by removing statutory prohibitions thereupon that have been in place since the seventies. Please keep in mind that these prohibitions already permit state funding for abortions performed in the hard cases of rape, incest, life of mother. We urge you to email the 9 members of the Judiciary Committee, and the Committee Clerk, TODAY...

Rev. Clifford J. Cabral, 72, Pastor Emeritus of St. Joseph Parish, Pascoag, died Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Calling Hours will be on Tuesday, May 16, from 4 - 7 p.m., in St. Christopher Church, 1554 Main Rd., Tiverton. A Concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for the repose of Father's soul on Wednesday, May 17, at 10:30 a.m., in St. Christopher Church, Tiverton. Burial will follow in Our Lady of Fatima Cemetery, Little Compton.

PROVIDENCE — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has announced that on Saturday, May 13, the Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, S.T.D., will ordain Jairon Gabriel Olmos Rivera, 31, to the transitional diaconate at 10 a.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. Join us! Can't make it, watch the livestream here, https://www.youtube.com/@DioceseofProvidenceRI/streams

WARWICK — Rhode Island Catholic staff were honored on Friday, April 28, at the Rhode Island Press Association’s annual awards banquet, which was held at Chelo’s on the Waterfront in Warwick.

WARWICK — On Monday, May 1, seven hours after Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., from the pastoral governance of the diocese, the eighth Bishop of Providence appeared before an annual gathering of priests of the diocese to offer his thanks for their ministry and to offer his support to the Most Reverend Richard G. Henning, S.T.D., the ninth Bishop of Providence.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Holy Father, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Providence. As required by the Code of Canon Law, Bishop Tobin presented a letter of resignation to the Holy Father upon reaching the age of 75 on April 1.

PROVIDENCE — With two months left to go in the 2023 Catholic Charity Appeal, the annual collection has reached 80% of its goal to raise $7 million. During the Lenten season, pastors and laity made presentations to parishioners about the importance of the Appeal in supporting numerous diocesan outreach ministries.