PROVIDENCE — After having to cancel last year’s Rhode Island Catholic Women’s Conference event due to the burgeoning pandemic, Michelle Donovan, assistant director of the diocesan Office of Faith Formation, is pleased to be able to host a live in-person event once again. She said that during the pandemic she heard from so many people that they felt isolated.

PROVIDENCE — Laura Dos Santos has been named director of operations of the Diocese of Providence’s newly developed HealthCare Facilities Management Office. In this new role, Dos Santos and her team will provide support, leadership and guidance to diocesan nursing homes and skilled care facilities, ensuring that residents receive the best care while honoring their Catholic mission and values.

The #IamChurch campaign for persons with disabilities begins December 6 with a series of video testimonies of Christians living with disabilities.

“Catechists have an invaluable mission for the transmission and growth of the faith,” says Pope Francis in The Pope Video for December. Let's pray for our catechists!