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Bishop’s Blog: New Beginnings
Transitional Diaconate Ordination On Saturday, May 22, 2021, I was blessed to ordain four men to the Transitional Diaconate at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River. Matthew F. Laird, William O’Donnell...
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Annual Catholic Appeal, “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love,”...
FALL RIVER—The end of May marks the halfway point of the 80th Catholic Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River and as of press time, the annual campaign has raised $2 million. The Appeal is currently...
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Kiley Reappointed Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer for Diocese
FALL RIVER ̶ Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has reappointed Kevin R. Kiley (in photo) as Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer for the Fall River Diocese for a five-year term, effective earlier...
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Diocese to Welcome New Priest
FALL RIVER — Deacon Peter R. Scheffer, Jr., (in photo) will be ordained a priest for the Fall River Diocese by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the context of an 11 a.m. Mass on Saturday, June 5,...
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Bishop’s Blog: The Blessings of the Sacraments
Upcoming Priestly Ordination Deacon Peter R. Scheffer, Jr. will be ordained a priest for the Fall River Diocese on Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 11:00 am in St. Mary’s Cathedral, Fall River. After...
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Bishop Announces Lifting of General Mass Dispensation
June 9, 2021 Brothers and Sisters, “Without the Lord’s day, we cannot live!” His Holiness, Pope Benedict, in his homily at the Cathedral of Saint Stephen in Vienna on September 9, 2007, quoted the...
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FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued a letter announcing that the Fall River Diocese will be among several dioceses in the region to lift the general dispensation from the...
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Hopeful Turns: Lifting the Dispensation and Celebrating an Ordination
Lifting of Mass Dispensation I am so grateful to God to see the average number of new cases of COVID-19 continue to decline due to all of you observing safety protocols and taking advantage of the...
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https://www.fallriverdiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Bishop-da-Cunhas-Message-on-Lifting-the-Dispensation.mp4 Bishop da Cunha, Region’s Other Bishops, Lift General Mass Dispensation Read Bishop...
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Annual Catholic Appeal Supports Vocations Office, Seminarians
FALL RIVER–The 80th Annual Catholic Appeal “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love” has raised $2.8 million to date, with less than three weeks remaining in the annual campaign, which ends on...
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Candidates for Diaconate to be Installed as Readers
Fifteen candidates currently studying for the Permanent Diaconate in the Fall River Diocese will be installed as Readers by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at 7 p.m., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, in Holy...
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Bishop’s Blog: More Signs of Hope
2021 Catholic High School Graduations How happy I was this year to attend all of our Catholic High School graduations in person, along with the graduates’ families, friends, and loved ones in...
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Bishop’s Blog: Clarification, Computers, and Catholic Appeal
Clarification Regarding USCCB General Assembly Since the close of the USCCB’s June General Assembly last week, there has been much discussion—and confusion—about the vote the bishops participated in...
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Falmouth Parishes to Unify to Form One New Parish
FALMOUTH — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has approved the recommendation of the Pastoral Council of the Catholic Community of Falmouth to unite St. Anthony, St. Patrick, and St. Elizabeth Seton...
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Bishop’s Blog: Created Anew and Eucharistic Revival
Revitalizing the Diocese In a post-pandemic world, among the challenges we face is to bring our Catholic faithful back to the Church. We need to reach the 80% of the population not engaged with the...
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Bishop’s Blog: The Global and Local Church
Revitalization on a Global Level In last week’s blog, I shared that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops sets three-year cycle strategic plans. The 2021-24 USCCB Strategic Plan was...
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Diocese to Host Free Catholic Youth Day on Martha’s Vineyard
MARTHA’S VINEYARD — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., is inviting youth (rising eighth graders through high school) to Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, August 14, for a celebration of their Catholic...
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Bishop’s Blog: Summer Around the Diocese
Lessons from the Garden As a young man in Brazil, I lived on a farm, which is where my love of gardening began. My family often grew what we ate and even kept animals on our farm. I find great joy in...
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Bishop’s Blog: Special Invitations
Legatus Presentation On Wednesday, July 14, I was invited to speak by the New Jersey chapter of Legatus, which is an international organization of Catholic laymen and laywomen from the business...
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80th Annual Catholic Appeal Raises $4.6 Million
FALL RIVER—The 80th Catholic Appeal, “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love,” has closed with results representing the annual campaign’s best year since 2017. In the wake of an extraordinarily...
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