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Join Bishop Tobin for the Solemn Diocesan Celebration of the Year of Saint Joseph, Saturday, May 1 at 10:30 am in the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, Providence.

Please prayerfully consider making a gift at Mass.

The canonical merger is the result of collaboration between the Diocese and parishes regarding parish modifications in Warwick

Sat., March 27 thru Sun., April 4. Of note: Both the 10 a.m. Palm Sunday Holy Mass and the 10 a.m. Easter Sunday Holy Mass in the Cathedral will be live streamed on the diocesan YouTube channel. Visit YouTube.com and search “Diocese of Providence.”

The annual Chrism Mass is set for Monday in the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, Providence.

The Diocese of Providence is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael Kieloch as Director of the Office of Communications and Public Relations effective April 12.

Assignments effective March 1, 2021 and July 1, 2021.

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 — 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.

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

PROVIDENCE — The beginning of Lent this year will have a different look and feel because of the coronavirus pandemic. Instead of tracing the sign of the cross with ashes on the forehead, a priest will sprinkle ashes on each person’s head without saying anything. Blessing the ashes at the altar, the priest will, one time, recite the common penitential formula found in the Roman Missal.

To Our Catholic School Community: As the Diocese of Providence joins in the celebration of Catholic Schools Week, I extend my greetings to all those who are dedicated to the mission of our Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Providence – pastors, administrators, teachers, staff, students, parents and supporters.

PROVIDENCE — The 2021 Catholic Charity Appeal is officially underway in the Diocese of Providence. Bishop Thomas J. Tobin has reached out to those who have donated in the past, asking that they — in these especially difficult times — be as generous as they possibly can be once again this year, reminding donors of Pope Francis’ message that “charity is the high road of the journey of faith.”

2021 CAL Basketball Update

(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) – The Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence has announced that the National Grid Foundation has made another major gift donation for its ‘Keep the Heat On’ heating assistance program. The donation of $250,000 is the eighth major gift that the heating assistance program has accepted from the Foundation and the largest to date, more than double last year’s donation of $100,000.

The Annual Respect for Life Mass will be celebrated at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23, 2021 in the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, Providence. The Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, Bishop of Providence, will be the main celebrant, and Rev. Stephen J. Dandeneau will be the homilist for the Mass. The Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will be on the altar for veneration during Mass.

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!

Due to recent weather reports the Chancery Office Building will be closed Thurs., Dec. 17.

Christmas Day Mass to be broadcast live on WPRI Channel 12 and on our Diocesan YouTube page at 10:00am Christmas Day.