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At their Annual Awards Night Woonsocket Council #113 honored...

This new live theater production based on the life of Father Augustus Tolton, the first African American Catholic priest, on Sunday, September 9th at 3:00pm. Tolton is a live, one-man multimedia drama and is currently on a national tour - McVinney Auditorium is the only Rhode Island performance! Learn more!

Editor’s Note: During July and August, Rhode Island Catholic is sharing some of Bishop Thomas J. Tobin’s favorite Without a Doubt columns. The following column originally ran on October 5, 2017.

Regarding Recent News Reports About the Sexual Abuse of Minors in the Church

Supporting refugees and migrants can take many forms, and Pope Francis is hoping Catholics around the world will act to encounter people on the move.

In observance of the Holy Day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, the Diocesan Office Building will be closed August 15th.

Throughout the year the Diocese of Providence offers several live and online courses covering the major aspects of our Catholic Faith. These courses are for anyone interested in learning more about Catholicism and can also be used for diocesan Catechist Certification. 

In observance of Victory Day, the Diocesan Office Building, located at One Cathedral Square, Providence, will be closed Monday, August 13th.

AUDUBON, Pa. (CNS) -- When he arrived at St. Gabriel's Hall in Audubon nine years ago, Quamiir Trice was in handcuffs.

Fr. Larry promises two things at all his presentations: one, you will never be bored and two, your life will be changed forever! Learn more! Get tickets!

Diocese to Host Mass for Public Safety to Honor and Pray for Police, Fire Personnel and First Responders

Remembering Jesus’s love for all people, the Office of the Apostolate for People with Disabilities and St. Patrick Church are working togther towards facilitating full and meaningful participation of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in our diocese in the Mass.

The Transfiguration of Christ is the culminating point of His public life, as His Baptism is its starting point, and His Ascension its end...

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- All Christians are called to be missionaries, concerned more with sharing the Gospel than with earning money or even with being successful at winning converts, Pope Francis said...

“Homemade Holy Fun” could have been the tagline for this summer’s Vacation Bible School at St. Pius X in Westerly!

WASHINGTON—Following the publication of the revised section of the Catechism of the Catholic Church regarding the death penalty, Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, Chairman of the USCCB's Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, welcomed the change and echoed the call to end the death penalty in the United States.

Salve Regina University has launched an online Ph.D. program in international relations that officials say is the first of its kind in the United States...

Young day campers take part daily in fun activities at Mother of Hope Camp....it's not too late to enjoy a week of summer camp!

THIS IS THE LIFE is a weekly program that touches upon all life-related issues from the moment of conception to natural death. This program is presented by the Office of Life and Family Ministry and produced by the Office of Communications.

Around the start of spring the parish broke ground on a single level structure that will provide much-needed....