PROVIDENCE — A large crowd gathered near the sanctuary, with people shaking hands, embracing, and laughing with a young man clad in diaconal vestments. Such was the scene after Mass at the Cathedral ...

On Monday, May 1, Pope Francis accepted the retirement of Most Rev. Thomas J. Tobin, D.D., from pastoral governance. Bishop Tobin was installed as the eighth Bishop of Providence on May 31, 2005, in ...

PROVIDENCE — On Wednesday, March 22, the House Judiciary Committee met to discuss HB 5210, a bill that seeks to loosen the restrictions on physician-assisted suicide. Known as the Lila Manfield ...

PROVIDENCE — It’s late afternoon on Thursday. The golden rays of the setting sunshine through the stained glass windows of the chapel at Our Lady of Providence seminary, a brick, semicircular ...

Traveling Rosary Congress PROVIDENCE — The Diocese of Providence will host the Traveling Rosary Congress from October 1- 7. The Rosary Congress is a weeklong period of intense, around the clock prayer ...

On Sept. 1, Bishop Thomas J. Tobin marked Bishop Robert C. Evans’ 75th birthday by hosting a gathering for cake in his chancery office. During the party, Bishop Tobin offered his birthday wishes and ...

At left, the former cathedra installed at the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul in 1972. At right is the new Italian marble cathedra installed on June 9 that will be blessed and first used this Sunday ...

As the Diocese of Providence celebrates its 150th anniversary through June 26, 2022, Rhode Island Catholic is featuring profiles of the men who have served as diocesan shepherds through its history.

During Catholic Schools Week, Father Adam Young, from St. Francis of Assisi Parish, and Father Gaffney of St. Bernard Parish in Wickford, helped Msgr. Clarke School celebrate vocations by visiting the ...

PROVIDENCE — Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Diocese of Providence has postponed its annual Lumen Gentium Service Awards Banquet until the spring. The banquet, which honors those who work ...

PROVIDENCE — As the end of the school year approaches, many have reflected on an unconventional closing of a chapter and cautiously look ahead to the fall with a mix of hope and preparation. Beginning ...

In my own name and on behalf of the entire Diocese of Providence, I wish to extend our very sincere congratulations and best wishes to the seniors who are graduating from our Catholic High Schools ...