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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

In his final public Mass as the eighth Bishop of Providence, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin officiated the Rite of Candidacy at St. John Seminary in Brighton, Massachusetts, for Diocese of Providence Seminarians Vincent “Jay” Zizza and Michael Santos

During the annual Priests Study Day at the Crowne Plaza, Warwick, held on May 1, Bishop Richard G. Henning honored the 2023 Reverend Jubilarians, with those in attendance...

On the morning of April 10, I arrived in Jijiga, Ethiopia, with a group of seminarians and priests from the North American College (Rome) and accompanied by staff from Catholic Relief Services on a weeklong journey to visit communities affected by a three-year-long drought, to learn about ongoing collaborative projects to address the needs, and to return home to share the good news — the Church in America is living the Gospel the world over!

The purpose of the World Day of Prayer for Vocations is to publicly fulfill the Lord's instruction to, "Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2).

Please pray for all those who have made commitments in the consecrated life, and be sure to thank them on their special day. May they continue to be inspired by Jesus Christ and respond generously to God's gift of their vocation.

ROME — On January 15, His Eminence Arthur Cardinal Roche, Prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments, conferred the Ministry of Lector in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception at the Pontifical North American College, Vatican City State, on 25 seminarians, including three young men from the Diocese of Providence: Stephen Coutcher, Nathan Ledoux and Mateusz Puzanowski.

The Retirement Fund for Religious helps religious communities care for senior members—today and tomorrow.

“Simply put: No priest, no Eucharist,” said Father Christopher Murphy, the rector of Our Lady of Providence Seminary. “Christ established the priesthood and the Eucharist at the same time on Holy Thursday; they are inextricably linked.”

Together we pray for an increase in Vocations in the Diocese of Providence!

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Your prayers for priestly vocations provide the spiritual support for our seminarians and your donation to the Seminarian Education Fund Collection provides the financial support for their education and formation for the priesthood of Jesus Christ.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin gathered with the priest faculty of the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence and the 13 seminarians currently enrolled in this year’s class, including six from the diocese, as OLP marked the opening of the 2022-2023 academic year. Bishop Tobin celebrated Mass in the seminary’s chapel before joining the seminarians for dinner.

Bishop Thomas J. Tobin celebrated the Rite of Candidacy, admitting three diocesan seminarians to continue their formation for Ordination to the Priesthood, during Evening Prayer at the Seminary of Our Lady of Providence

Diocese of Providence Office of Vocations invites Catholic high school boys to deepen their faith, learn more about vocations, and better discern God’s call in their lives at the July Quo Vadis Summer Camp!

Shortly after 10:30 in the morning on the seventh day of July 1872, the 45-year-old Thomas Francis Hendricken entered the sanctuary of the old Cathedral church in Providence. The Providence Visitor, venerable precursor to the Rhode Island Catholic, would not begin publication until three years later in 1875. For that reason, for an account of this auspicious occasion we rely on the word of America’s oldest Catholic newspaper— The Pilot out of Boston.

His proud and supportive family will be in attendance to celebrate the moment

With great joy the Diocese of Providence announces the ordination of Deacon Mark Gadoury to the Sacred Priesthood. Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, will confer the Sacrament of Holy Orders at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at 10 a.m.

PROVIDENCE — Barbara Papitto wears two gold crosses around her neck — one for her deep faith in Christ, while the second, on a longer chain which places it closer to her heart, belonged to her late husband Ralph.