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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...

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.

On Saturday, Sept. 14, pro-life individuals throughout the country gathered at the gravesites of aborted babies, and other memorial sites dedicated in their honor, for the tenth annual National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children. Solemn vigils were held at these sites to commemorate.. (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE OFFICE OF LIFE AND FAMILY)

From Wed., Sept. 25 through Sun., Nov. 3 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! (Photo: RI Catholic)

Meet us Sat., Sept. 21 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 2024 campaign and is in collaboration with RI Right to Life.

Join us at these special memorial service dedicated to remembering and praying for the millions lost to abortion, miscarriage, or stillbirth, or infants that have died after birth. Click or contact us for locations (Photo: RI Catholic)

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

Register now to attend the Office of Life and Family Ministry's annual Human Life Guild Day, Sat., Oct. 5 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. The day begins with Holy Mass with Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., immediately followed by brunch and three locally known speakers. Click for more and/or to register. (Photo: RI Catholic)

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. (Photo: RI Catholic)

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. 13. (Photo: RI Catholic)

In Bishop Henning's Aug. 22 'The State of Hope' column in Rhode Island Catholic, he shares: "Last week, Salve Regina University rented space for a high-end political fundraiser on the campus in Newport. I only learned of the decision on the night before the event while away on retreat. I expressed my concerns to the administration to no avail..."

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island General Assembly recently completed another legislative session, with many bills proposed or passed this year of particular moral significance for Catholics in the state of Rhode Island.

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Senate voted 29 to 7 on Thursday, May 2, in favor of Bill SB2262, also known as the Healthcare Provider Shield Act. Proposed before the Senate by Sen. Dawn Euer of District 13 (Newport, Jamestown), the bill sought to solidify Rhode Island’s status as a sanctuary state for those seeking medical treatment associated with abortion or transgender-related care.

Novena honoring the Feast of the Visitation - click below to sign up!

The USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities is inviting Catholics to join a focused effort of prayer for the end of abortion and the protection of women and preborn children, beginning on March 25, the eve of the oral arguments to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the anniversary of St. John Paul II’s landmark, pro-life encyclical, The Gospel of Life (Evangelium vitae). In particular, we will invoke the intercession of St. Joseph, Defender of Life... St. Joseph, Defender of Life, pray for us! Click for prayer... (Photo: George Martell)

The upcoming April retreats are offered in English and en español. All services provided by a team of trained individuals, a Catholic therapist, and trained clergy. All inquiries strictly confidential.

By COLE DESANTIS, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — On Thursday, February 15, the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss HB 7100, also known as the Lila Manfield Sapinsley Compassionate Care Act.

The Lenten Campaign will begin on Ash Wednesday, February 14....

Join us, activities include the Visitation of the Missionary Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Holy Mass for Life with Bishop Henning, all from the diocesan Office of Life and Family Ministry...

Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 5 p.m.