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Interim Superintendent of Schools Named
Steve Perla, a veteran administrator and leader in Catholic education, will serve as Interim Superintendent of Schools for the Fall River Diocese while the selection process continues for a permanent...
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Special Visiting Hours Announced for Holy Door at St. Mary’s Cathedral
FALL RIVER – St. Mary’s Cathedral will be open for special visiting hours on Saturdays , from 10 a.m. to noon, through the summer, from July 2 through the end of September, so that people observing...
View ArticleTwo Groups from Diocese Traveling to Poland for World Youth Day
FALL RIVER — Two groups of teens, young adults and adults from the Fall River Diocese will be among pilgrims from around the world traveling this month to Krakow, Poland, to participate in the...
View ArticleBishop Appoints Deans
FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has appointed the following priests to serve as Deans in the Fall River Diocese: Very Reverend Daniel W. Lacroix, V.F. – Attleboro Deanery Reverend...
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2016 Catholic Charities Appeal Raises Record $4.6 Million
FALL RIVER– Once again the faithful of the Fall River Diocese have responded with extraordinary generosity to the Annual Catholic Charities Appeal. With the Vatican Year of Mercy as the backdrop for...
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Cardinal O’Malley to Celebrate Annual Red Mass in Diocese
FALL RIVER – Boston Archbishop Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, OFM Cap., will return to the Fall River Diocese to serve as principal celebrant and homilist for the 20th annual Red Mass at 4 p.m., Saturday,...
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Hymn Sing for the Year of Mercy Set for Sept. 25 at Cathedral
FALL RIVER — Hymn Sing for the Year of Mercy is a music event to celebrate the Jubilee Year of Mercy as proclaimed for the Church throughout the world by the Holy Father, Pope Francis. It will take...
View ArticleWedding Anniversary Celebration to Take Place October 23
FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate a Wedding Anniversary Celebration Mass of Thanksgiving for couples observing significant wedding anniversaries (including first year)...
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New Principal to Lead St. Mary School, Taunton
TAUNTON — Longtime educator and current school administrator Michael O’Brien (in photo) has been appointed principal of St. Mary Primary School in Taunton. His appointment was announced today, August...
View ArticleBishop da Cunha Asks for Month of Prayer for Peace Beginning Sept. 9
FALL RIVER—Earlier this summer, in light of recent incidents of violence and racial tensions in communities across the United States, the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)...
View ArticleAttleboro Parish to Welcome Relic of Mother Teresa
ATTLEBORO — As the world awaits the Canonization of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta at the Vatican on September 4, 2016, a parish in the Fall River Diocese is preparing to welcome a first class relic...
View ArticlePreparation Course for Adult Confirmation Offered in Two Locations this Fall
FALL RIVER — The Faith Formation Office will offer Essential Catholicism: A Preparation Course for Adult Confirmation in two separate locations this fall, beginning in October. Essential Catholicism is...
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Recalling Mother Teresa’s 1995 Visit to New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — Pope Francis will declare Blessed Teresa of Calcutta a saint in ceremonies at the Vatican on September 4, 2016. Mother Teresa was widely seen as a living saint as she ministered to the...
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Five to Receive St. Thomas More Award at Red Mass
FALL RIVER — In 1997, while serving as Bishop of the Fall River Diocese, Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley, OFM Cap., inaugurated a Red Mass to invoke the Holy Spirit’s guidance and strength on those working...
View ArticleCollection to be Taken Up for Louisiana Flood Relief
Last month, Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz, President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, sent a letter to all bishops asking that a national collection be taken up for the humanitarian...
View ArticleAnnual Procession and Mass for Peace to Take Place on Columbus Day Holiday
Fall River – Members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the annual Procession and Mass for Peace in honor of Our Lady of Fatima on Monday, October 10,...
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Former Screen Actress, Now Benedictine, Mother Dolores Hartto Speak at Fall...
WESTPORT — Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B., who found success and fame on the screen and stage then chose to leave it behind to enter the abbey, will be the featured speaker at the 22nd annual Fall...
View ArticleCatholic Campaign for Human Development Calls for Proposals
NEW BEDFORD — The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) is the domestic anti-poverty, social justice program of the United States Catholic Bishops. Its mission is to address the root causes...
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Bishop to Lead Holy Hour for Vocations
FALL RIVER — All members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to unite their prayers in a Holy Hour for Vocations to begin at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 6, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, corner of Spring...
View ArticleSpecial Collection to Support Hurricane Matthew Relief Efforts
FALL RIVER — Earlier this month Hurricane Matthew devastated significant parts of the Southeast coast of the United States and some countries in the Caribbean, especially Haiti. In response, Bishop...
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