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Bishop’s Blog: Easter Message 2023
“Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) As every dark night is followed by a new day...
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Catholic Schools Launch Rediscover Catholic Schools Job Recruitment Campaign
FALL RIVER – It is no secret that the “great resignation” has had a large impact on organizations’ abilities to hire good people. According to a Chalkbeat analysis[i] from eight states – the most...
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Bishop da Cunha’s Easter Message
Easter 2023 “Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.” (Romans 5:5) As every dark night is followed by a...
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An Easter Greeting from Bishop da Cunha
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Bishop’s Blog: Striving Towards Unity
During the Tuesday of Holy Week, our diocese celebrated the annual Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. This celebration brings together priests, deacons, and laypeople from across the diocese with...
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Appointments, Retirements Announced
Diocese of Fall River OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., Bishop of Fall River, has made the following appointments: Reverend Paul Bernier, Co-Pastor in Solidum...
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“Men’s Meat and Greet” On Tap for May
EAST FREETOWN — Men of the Diocese of Fall River are invited to a new and exciting event planned for this spring. Food, fellowship, and formation will all be part of a “Men’s Meat and Greet,” to take...
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Cape Cod Catholic Schools Announce New Leadership for 2023-24 School Year
Phil VanDenBrink BARNSTABLE – Phillip J. VanDenBrink has been selected to become the next President of St. John Paul II School (JPII), located in Hyannis. VanDenBrink comes to JPII from Wasatch Academy...
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Bishop’s Blog: Looking Ahead to May
Annual Catholic Appeal The Annual Catholic appeal will officially begin on May 3, 2023. I wish to share with you in today’s blog my thoughts on this year’s theme and share with you the introductory...
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Bishop’s Blog: Vocations, Healing, and a Special Anniversary
World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30th, the 4th Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is also the 60th Anniversary of World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As the USCCB recently shared,...
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82nd Annual Catholic Appeal “Do This in Memory of Me” Kicks Off
FALL RIVER—The 82nd Annual Catholic Appeal of the Diocese of Fall River officially kicks off on Monday, May 1 and runs through June 30. This year’s Appeal theme, “Do This in Memory of Me” is inspired...
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Bishop’s Blog: Vocations, Healing, and a Special Anniversary
World Day of Prayer for Vocations April 30th, the 4th Sunday of Easter, known as Good Shepherd Sunday, is also the 60th Anniversary of World Day of Prayer for Vocations. As the USCCB recently shared,...
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Bishop’s Blog: The Month of May
Month of Mary As May has long been the month in which we honor mothers, it stands to reason we’d dedicate this month to celebrating the greatest mother of all, Mary, our Blessed Mother. There are a...
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40 Teens to Receive Diocesan Youth Award
FALL RIVER —Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 40 young persons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese in the context of a prayer service at 7...
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Quo Vadis Days Summer Camp Offered for High School-Age Boys
FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River is inviting young men of high school age (13 to 18) to experience Quo Vadis Days: an opportunity for recreation, camaraderie, discussion and prayer to better...
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Diocese to Welcome New Deacons
FALL RIVER — On Saturday, May 20, at 11 a.m. in St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will ordain 15 men to the Permanent Diaconate and one man to the Transitional...
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Bishop’s Blog: May Special Events
Pope Pius Awards On Monday, I was so pleased to present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Awards to youth from parishes across the Fall River Diocese during a prayers service at St. Mary’s Cathedral in...
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Bishop’s Blog: Sacraments and a Holy Day
Ascension Thursday This important Solemnity marks the 40th day after Easter Sunday and commemorates Jesus Christ’s Ascension into heaven from Mount Olivet (Mount of Olives) near Jerusalem before the...
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Lumen Christi Gala Will Support Restoration of Cathedral
FALL RIVER —The restoration of St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River is underway, and the second annual Lumen Christi Cathedral Gala set for next month aims to raise funding to continue with the repair of...
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Bishop’s Blog: Diaconate Ordination
Ordination Blessings Phew, we did it. These were my first words after completing the two-hour Mass and Rites of Ordination of 16 men to the Diaconate (15 Permanent and one Transitional) on Saturday,...
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