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Planned Giving Society Launches to Honor Diocese of Fall River Parishioners
FALL RIVER (Jan. 21, 2021) — The Catholic Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts and the Diocese of Fall River are pleased to announce the launch of the “Anima Christi” Legacy Society. Anima Christi,...
View ArticleSpring Adult Confirmation Preparation Program to Begin Feb. 18
FALL RIVER (Jan. 22, 2012) — The Fall River Diocese Office of Faith Formation has announced the Spring 2021 schedule for Adult Confirmation preparation. Adult Catholics (ages 18 and older) who have...
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Bishop’s Blog: Respect Life 2021
For 2021, the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, set for Friday, January 29th, will look a little different this year. In light of recent events in the Capitol and with the on-going pandemic,...
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Diocesan Schools to Celebrate Catholic Schools Week
FALL RIVER — Since 1974, Celebrate Catholic Schools Week has meant a week at the end of January full of fun activities, inter-school competitions, and dress down days culminating with a weekly school...
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Bishop’s Blog: Catholic Schools Week 2021
National Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, is being celebrated this week, from January 31st through February 6th. In the Fall River Diocese, the...
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Ash Wednesday is February 17; Marks Beginning of Lent
FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Parishes throughout the Fall...
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Bishop’s Blog: In Sickness and In Health
Thursday, February 11, 2021, marks the 29th World Day of the Sick, and this year’s theme comes from the Gospel of Matthew, “You have but one teacher and you are all brothers (Mt 23:8): A trust-based...
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Bishop da Cunha’s Lenten Message
Lenten Message 2021 Dear Friends in Christ, Greetings to all of you and blessings as another Lenten season begins. We enter this Lent in a very different way than we are used to; although we had hoped...
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Bishop’s Blog: Lent 2021
We enter this Lent in a very different way than we are used to; although we had hoped for a return to the traditions and services, God has another plan. While it may be difficult to see now, we can...
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Virtual Talk Will Begin Diocesan Year of St. Joseph Observance
FALL RIVER ̶ A Marian priest and author whose work includes a book on the need to turn to the care of St. Joseph, will inaugurate the Fall River Diocesan observance of the Year of St. Joseph with a...
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Bishop’s Blog: Prayer, St. Joseph, and Families
Prayer Request for Lent 2021 As we continue through the Lenten season, my hope and prayer for each of you, and your families, is that you will experience this Lent as a genuinely holy time, despite...
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Annual Women and Men’s Conference to be Virtual This Year
FALL RIVER ̶̶ The annual Fall River Diocesan Women and Men’s Conference, sponsored each March as an opportunity for Lenten renewal, will be offered this year in a virtual format. Using Zoom video...
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Bishop’s Blog: March Events
As we continue celebrating this Year of St. Joseph, I wanted to take the opportunity to reflect on St. Joseph as Patron of the Dying, or “Patron of a Happy or Peaceful Death.” This patronage has been...
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Bishop Connolly Teacher Leads Catholic Elementary School Students in Robotics...
FALL RIVER – Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, middle school students across the state would participate in the FIRST® LEGO® League robotics challenges around this time of year. Social distancing and...
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Bishop Advises USCCB Guidance for Help with Vaccine Concerns
March 4, 2021 The recent approval of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine has prompted renewed discussion among some Catholics with moral and ethical concerns surrounding vaccine use. In response,...
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Bishop’s Blog: Giving Life to the Church
On Sunday, February 28, in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River, I celebrated the Rite of Election for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese, preparing to become members of the Roman...
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Bishop’s Blog: Equality Act, St. Joseph, and St. Patrick
Equality Act The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Religious Liberty, Pro-life, Marriage, Catholic Education, and Domestic Justice committees recently issued a joint letter to...
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Bishop’s Blog: Needed Encouragement
Year of St. Joseph The Fall River Diocese held a special Mass on Friday, March 19, to celebrate the Solemnity of St Joseph, Husband of Mary. The Mass also served to open our first virtual Diocesan...
View ArticleCelebrating the Easter Triduum During the Pandemic
FALL RIVER — For Catholics, the liturgical year reaches its highpoint next week with the Easter Triduum, from the evening of Holy Thursday, April 1, to the evening of Easter Sunday, April 4. The...
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