01/06/2021
The Vatican, the USCCB, and at least 37 individual US bishops, including Bishop Tobin, all agree it is moral to take the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. Bishop Tobin’s statement regarding the vaccine can be found on the Saint Anthony website (below) as well as the Diocese of Providence website. It includes the statement: “Neither the Pfizer nor the Moderna vaccine involved the use of cell lines that originated in fetal tissue taken from the body of an aborted baby at any level of design, development, or production.”
10/30/2020
Dear Parishioners,
On behalf of our parish, I would like to thank you for the generosity and flexibility you have demonstrated as we continue to provide safe ways in which we can worship the Lord here at our church.
Please know that the guidelines enacted to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 have worked. The spread of COVID-19 has not been traced to any Catholic church in the State of Rhode Island. This reflects your willingness to follow safe protocols in order to protect fellow parishioners and our community at large. I am grateful.
(1) Please come to Mass wearing a mask and continue to sanitize your hands.
(2) If you are sick—even with the mildest of symptoms—you must stay home. We continue to live-stream the Masses for this purpose.
Evidence-based guidelines to celebrate Mass safely are working, Click here
For more information from the Diocese of Providence regarding Mass, Click here
Should you go to Mass in a Pandemic? 5 rules for discerning a hard question. Click here