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CHICAGO — Rhode Island Catholic and its Spanish language publication, El Católico de Rhode Island, were honored on Thursday, July 2, with a combined 27 awards by the Catholic Press Association of the U.S. and Canada during the organization’s 2020 Catholic Media Convention and Awards Banquet. The newspapers won a variety of awards for writing and photography, as well as advertising and design.

Bishop Tobin invites all the members of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Providence to spend some time during the weekend of July 3rd to 5th in personal and communal reflection and prayer for the promotion of justice and peace and mutual respect for all the people of our nation.

Today, the Catholic Charity Appeal surpassed the $4 million mark towards our goal of $7.3 Million! We are so grateful for the support that allows us to serve those most in need!

The Diocese of Providence and SS. Rose and Clement Parish are saddened by the charges against Matthew Glover which are very serious and deeply disturbing.

(Providence, R.I.) The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, is inviting Catholics in Rhode Island to spend some time in personal prayer and reflection for justice, peace and mutual respect for all during the upcoming Independence Day weekend.

Each year on July 4th, our nation pauses to celebrate its birth, its independence, and to renew our commitment to the values that are intrinsic to the American spirit: freedom, justice, peace and prosperity...

Priests come face to face with coronavirus as they prepare the way forward for the sick and dying

Rhode Island Catholic resumes print edition after serving readers online during Coronavirus pandemic

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence will welcome one new priest on Saturday June 6, 2020 at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul. The Most Reverend Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, will preside at the ordination of Deacon Hiep Van Nguyen.

Statement from Bishop Tobin on Behalf of the Diocese of Providence Regarding the Violence that Occurred in Providence

The Roman Catholic of Providence has a comprehensive plan already in place...

After several weeks of careful consultation with the Governor’s office and the Rhode Island Department of Health, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has issued guidelines to parishes for the return to public worship amid the coronavirus pandemic. 

Assignments effective July 1, 2020

Bishop Tobin will join the Bishops of the United States and Canada in renewing the consecration of the Diocese of Providence to the care of our Blessed Mother on Friday, May 1, 2020.

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

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…

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”

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