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The Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is visiting the Diocese of Providence from today until Feb. 5 - schedule here!

As individuals, we are called to observe this day through the penitential practices of prayer, fasting and/or giving alms. (Note: this day of prayer is usually celebrated on Jan. 22, since it falls on a Sunday in 2023, we mark it Jan. 23)

Join Bishop Tobin for a Holy Mass for Life in thanksgiving for the gift of life in the Cathedral Saturday, January 21 at 9 a.m. In addition, the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be in the Cathedral this special morning for veneration.

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Registration to our annual diocesan pilgrimage to the March for Life in Washington, DC in January is OPEN! Seating is limited - first come, first served! Click for more...

The Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is visiting the Diocese of Providence from Jan. 7 until Feb. 5 - schedule here!

Join us, activities include: the Visitation of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, March for Life Bus Pilgrimage, 9 Days for Life Novena, and Holy Mass for Life with Bishop Tobin. All from the diocesan Office of Life and Family Ministry...

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The Office of Life and Family Ministry of the Diocese of Providence is offering a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat ‘Hope and Healing’ Support Group at St. Pius V Church, 240 Eaton St., Providence on Saturdays as listed below from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. This support group is specifically designed for women who have gone through a Rachel’s Vineyard Retreat.

From Wed., Sept. 28 through Sun., Nov. 6 we'll hold 40 days of peaceful, prayerful vigils and Rosaries for life and for an end to abortion at the public right-of-way outside 175 Broad St., Providence. 40 Days held in collaboration with RI Right to Life. Learn more or sign up now!

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This year, Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities invites Catholics to “practice radical solidarity and unconditional love” for pregnant and parenting mothers...

Meet us Sat., Sept. 24 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Church, 244 Smith St., Providence. Together we will walk to the RI State House and prayerfully walk around it three times for life. This event is the kick-off to our 40 Days for Life Fall 2022 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.

Register now to attend Bishop Tobin's annual Human Life Guild Day, Sat., Oct. 1 at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. The day begins with Holy Mass with Bishop Tobin, then brunch and three nationally known speakers. Click for more and/or to register.

As Catholics approach the polls, we are asked to weigh many important issues...

Join us at this special memorial service for lost children as we gather to remember all the aborted children and all babies who have died due to miscarriage, stillbirth, and illness.

The HUMAN LIFE GUILD RECOGNITION AWARD is an award given by the Diocese of Providence on an annual basis to outstanding individuals that are Catholic who have a willingness to accept the invitation to be "People of Life,” to have an unconditional commitment to human life, to promote and defend human life at every stage, in every condition, through thought, word, deed and prayer. Click for nomination form. Deadline Sept. 8.

Join the Diocese of Providence at our upcoming peaceful, prayerful, and respectful activities for life - - supporting the sanctity of human life from the moment of conception to natural death. For details, please contact Lisa Cooley, lcooley@dioceseofprovidence.org, 401-278-2518.

EDINBURGH, Ind. (CNS) — Melissa Coles received a call in the late summer of 2019. She didn’t listen long before she figured it was a prank call and hung up. When the person called back, she hung up again. “On the third call, they had all the producers on the line — Kirk Cameron and the Kendrick brothers,” she said, referring to Alex, Shannon and Stephen Kendrick, producers of Christian films such as “Fireproof,” “War Room” and “Courageous.” “They said they wanted to make (the documentary) ‘I Lived on Parker Avenue’ into a movie.”

PROVIDENCE — Indicating that 70% of Rhode Islanders support abortion rights, Gov. Daniel McKee signed into effect an executive order on July 5 declaring Rhode Island to be a sanctuary state for out of state persons seeking abortion.