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The Diocese of Providence remains deeply concerned about the increase in domestic violence calls as a result of the coronavirus crisis...

Our Catholic Charities Office remains on the front lines helping those most in need during the coronavirus crisis...

In our current trial, in which anxious people are isolated from their normal routines — including attendance at Holy Mass — we have a wonderful teaching moment to reiterate what the Catholic Church believes about herself as a communion of persons...

BRISTOL — During this COVID-19 pandemic, priests across the Diocese of Providence have gone the proverbial extra mile to serve their parishioners, who have expressed a hunger to continue…

PROVIDENCE — While the nation and world continue to struggle with how best to return to a sense of normalcy in the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin is seeking to…

Catholic Athletic League Spring Season Cancelled Effective April 24

FROM THE EXECUTIVE EDITOR'S DESK: Five weeks ago, Rhode Island Catholic, for the time being, published its last print edition. That week, as the COVID-19 pandemic prompted growing directives to citizens across the country to stay at…

WASHINGTON – As the world continues to face the ongoing effects of the global pandemic of the coronavirus, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles and president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has announced that the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops on May 1 in renewing the consecrations of the two nations to the care of our Blessed Mother.

WASHINGTON - Responding to the proclamation signed by President Trump announcing a temporary reviewable immigration halt, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)...

During this uncertain time, St. Gabriel's Call, a ministry of the Diocese of Providence, funded by the Catholic Charity Appeal, continues to help mothers in need before, during, and after their pregnancies.

PROVIDENCE — Couples getting married in the Church know that their wedding day is more than picking the right flowers or the perfect dress — it’s more about love and trusting God as …

PROVIDENCE — Providence College announced today, April 9, that Commencement ceremonies for the Class of 2020, originally scheduled for May 17, have been rescheduled for Saturday, October 31 at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in downtown Providence.

On Divine Mercy Sunday, April 19, 2020, Bishop Tobin shares his Pastoral Message on “The State of the Church in the Diocese of Providence in the Age of Coronavirus”

PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Special Olympics is one of the latest major sporting events to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving athletes heartbroken, but hopeful as they look … more

Catholic churches to ring their bells for approximately 5 minutes each Sunday morning at 9 am, beginning this Sunday, March 29, 2020.