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Adoration is a quiet time spent in prayer before Jesus present in the Eucharist. Join us Sundays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. This Holy Hour will be offered for the Jubilee Year and Vocations to the priesthood and Religious Life in our Diocese. All are welcome! (Photo: RI Catholic)

In our Lenten Reels Series, Rev. Nathan J. Ricci, Vice Chancellor and the Director of the Office of Divine Worship for the Diocese of Providence, explains.

What is the purpose of dating? How do we date in today’s culture? What is appropriate for dating versus engagement and marriage? Jackie will share the what’s, how’s, and why’s of dating, sex and marriage in this talk! Join us in the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul on Friday, April 4 beginning at 7 p.m. Click to register or for more info!

The following clergy appointments have been made within the Diocese of Providence.

Cathedral Lenten Day of Recollection, "The Passion Narrative and the Gospel of St. John - St. Paul Letters," is being offered Saturday, March 29 beginning at 10:45 a.m. and concluding with 5 p.m. Mass in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence. Click for more.

By Cole DeSantis, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - PROVIDENCE — It was a cold, cloudy day in the nation’s capital during this year’s March for Life. But despite the dreary conditions, tens of thousands of pro-life demonstrators packed the streets of Washington, D.C. to show their support for the fight against abortion. (Photo: Diocese of Providence, Day of Remembrance)

Get inspired this Lent! Listen to our custom Lenten playlist on Spotify!

By Kathleen Troost-Cramer, Rhode Island Catholic Correspondent - This article is first in a four part series on the Catholic viewpoints of reproductive technology - PROVIDENCE —America needs more babies. This became the official position of the United States government on February 18, when President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order expanding access to in-vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures through “policy recommendations to protect IVF access and aggressively reduce out-of-pocket and health plan costs for such treatments,” according to a fact sheet published by the White House on the same day.

Beginning Thursday, March 6 and concluding on Spy Wednesday, April 16, St. Pius V, 240 Eaton St., Providence will offer a “House of Mercy” for the Jubilee Year of Hope. This will feature confessions, offered every weekday from 11- 11:50 a.m., before the noon Mass, and each evening from 7-8 p.m. ​All are welcome!

"Of all the people I have known with a true devotion and particular veneration for St. Joseph, not one has failed to advance in virtue; he helps those who turn to him to make real progress. For several years now, I believe, I have always made some request to him on his feast day, and it was always been granted; and when my request is not quite what it ought to be, he puts it right for my greater benefit."— St. Teresa of Avila - - The USCCB has composed this novena to be prayed yearly on March 10-18, the nine days that precede the Solemnity of Saint Joseph on March 19. Each day of the novena is accompanied by a reflection video from bishops across the United States. (Photo: Laura Kilgus)

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In our Lenten Reels Series, Rev. Albert P. Marcello, III, J.C.D., Chaplain at RI Hospital, Defender of the Bond, and Judge in the Diocesan Tribunal explains.

The 2024-2025 CAL Basketball Playoffs will be played throughout the Diocese on Saturday, March 8, Sunday, March 9 and Saturday, March 15th! Good Luck to all the teams competing! To see the full list of brackets for each of our 16 boys and girls divisions, click the title above More at http://www.calsportsri.org/

By RICK SNIZEK, Executive Editor - PROVIDENCE — Growing up, seeing the tables in front of the church missals for calculating the date of Easter captivated a young, curious and inquisitive future priest, so much so that it would one day inspire him to craft a 250-page academic treatise on the subject. (PHOTO COURTESY OF FATHER ALBERT A. MARCELLO III, J.C.D./Ph.D.)

By Msgr. Albert A. Kenney - A couple of weeks ago, I went food shopping at Stop & Shop. Per usual, I started in my favorite aisle, the one all the way to the right of the store, particularly known as the ice cream aisle. As I stood there deciding which pint of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to get, I heard a voice yell, “Hey Msgr. Kenney is that you?” Immediately I turned around and grabbed a container of yogurt. (Photo: Diocese of Providence)

By Laura Kilgus, Associate Editor - PROVIDENCE — Repentance, reconciliation and renewal — those three “R’s” are going to make all the difference in our spiritual journeys this Lent, Bishop Emeritus Thomas J. Tobin told the faithful gathered for Holy Mass on Ash Wednesday in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence. (PHOTO: LAURA KILGUS)

Guidelines for Lent

On Ash Wednesday Catholics begin the forty-day season called Lent which precedes the celebration of Easter, Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Resources here for you as we journey these 40 days. 

The 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign begins on Ash Wednesday, March 5, with a Kickoff Vigil at the Rhode Island State House this afternoon from 3 to 4 p.m. The 40 Days for Life Spring Campaign runs from Ash Wednesday through Sunday, April 13, with vigil hours every day at the public right-of-way outside the Planned Parenthood Providence abortion facility, 175 Broad St. The local campaign is coordinated by Rhode Island Right to Life and the diocesan Office of Life and Family Ministry. Click to sign up or learn more!