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Unable to attend Holy Mass? Rev. Jeremy J. Rodrigues, S.T.L., Administrative Secretary to the Bishop & Director of the Office for Divine Worship, Diocese of Providence, RI, explains how to Make a Spiritual Communion. Available in English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Unable to attend Holy Mass? Find televised Masses and Masses live-streamed on the web/internet here. **RESUMING PUBLIC WORSHIP: Please consult parish websites, bulletins, and social media often for the most up-to-date Mass times as we move to resume public worship. Be reminded that some parishes may continue with live-streaming liturgies, Mass times may change, and each parish will have guidelines in place for parishioners. Please contact each parish directly for the most up to date information.**

Parishioners adjust to times to enjoy Lenten staples

The Daigneau family were among those who on Feb. 21 attended the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion at the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul in Providence. Nineteen catechumens and 34 candidates, those who will receive their first Holy Communion and be confirmed, gathered at the cathedral with their sponsors to pledge their commitment to continuing the journey to full participation in the sacramental life of the Church.

This week the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Administrative Committee Released a Pastoral Message on the COVID-19 Global Pandemic

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (the USCCB) has pointed to serious moral questions related to the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine...

PROVIDENCE — Last March, as the Diocese of Providence was on the threshold of hosting its 53rd annual Faith Formation Convocation, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic caused life as we knew it to ground suddenly to a halt.

PROVIDENCE — In the consecrated life, mission and consecration are directly linked, Benedictine Brother Sixtus Roslevich told a virtual audience of religious sisters, brothers and priests. “Mission can be equated with the overarching theme of holiness,” Brother Sixtus, OSB, the director of oblates at Portsmouth Abbey Monastery, said during his Feb. 7 reflection to commemorate the World Day of Consecrated Life.

PROVIDENCE — Despite closing out the 2020 fiscal year with a $1.7 million operational loss for the Catholic Charity Appeal Corporation, in its separate General Fund Corporation for administration the Diocese of Providence managed to finish the fiscal year with a surplus of $318,013, according to an annual audit report of the diocese’s finances.

WARWICK — As efforts to distribute the newly developed Coronavirus vaccine continue, many schools throughout Rhode Island have started transitioning to the next phase of reopening with widespread surveillance testing of students and staff.

PROVIDENCE — Dr. Tim Flanigan received the first of two COVID-19 vaccine doses just before Christmas. After receiving his second dose in mid-January, Flanigan had a sore arm and a minor headache that went away with a little Ibuprofen.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Since childhood, the typical U.S. Catholic’s response to Lent is giving up, as in “What are you giving up for Lent?” ...

PROVIDENCE — Due to improving public health conditions in Rhode Island, with a decrease in reported positive COVID-19 infections — and after a request from the Diocese of Providence — churches in the Ocean State have been allowed to fill to 40 percent of their capacity, up from 25 percent, with a maximum of 125 people, as of Feb. 12.

Fri., March 19 through Sunday, March 21 - for Parish Leaders, Catechists, Teachers, and Parents

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This year, bring the adventure home! The BANFF Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is going virtual!

WASHINGTON—Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, recognized the work of lawmakers passing COVID-19 relief legislation.

Watch the live broadcast of the 10:00am Christmas Day Mass from the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence with Bishop Tobin - click for viewing links!

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The Vatican’s doctrinal office said that when alternative vaccines are not available, it is morally acceptable to receive COVID-19 vaccines developed or tested using cell lines originating from aborted fetuses.