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High Schools Host Open Houses, Tours in November
FALL RIVER — The five Catholic high schools in the Fall River Diocese extend an invitation to prospective students and their families to come for a visit in November to learn firsthand about what each...
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Celebrations Planned for the Closing of the Holy Year of Mercy
FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River will join with Catholic dioceses throughout the world to celebrate the conclusion of the extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy on November 13 and in solidarity with...
View ArticleTask Force on Catholic Education Issues Final ReportRecommending Series of...
FALL RIVER — After a year and a half of extensive research and work, the Diocese of Fall River Task Force on Catholic Education has issued its Final Report, providing an assessment of diocesan schools...
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Veterans Day Prayers
The annual observance of Veterans Day in the United States on November 11th has it roots in the the armistice that ended World War I hostilities in 1918. The armistice between the Allied nations and...
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81 to Receive Marian Medal from Bishop
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will award the Marian Medal to 81 laypersons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, in the Cathedral of St....
View ArticleDiocesan High Schools Placement Exam is December 3
The Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Fall River will accept applications and administer an Entrance/Placement Examination for new students on Saturday, December 3, with the make-up exam on...
View ArticleRetirement Fund for Religious Collection to be Taken Up Dec. 10/11
Parishes in the Fall River Diocese will take up the annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection December 10 and 11 (2016) weekend Masses. Coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office...
View ArticleWSAR to Air Daily Rosary with Bishop da Cunha
Start your day with the Rosary. Effective December 12, 2016 Greater Fall River radio station WSAR, AM 1480 will air the Rosary led by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., each day at 4:40 a.m. Its sister...
View ArticleScripture Alive Winter 2017 Program Announced
The Faith Formation Office of the Fall River Diocese has announced the 2017 winter schedule for its Scripture Alive adult formation program. Scripture Alive offers faith sharing in a group setting...
View ArticleLocal Christmas Masses to Air
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast from 9 to 10 a.m. on WLNE-TV, Channel 6, on Christmas Day. The...
View ArticleCSS Gift of Giving Program Helps Area Families in Need at Christmas
FALL RIVER – For the 19th year, Catholic Social Services (CSS) of the Fall River Diocese is sponsoring its Gift of Giving program to help brighten Christmas for hundreds of needy families throughout...
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Bishop da Cunha’s 2016 Christmas Message
Dear Friends in Christ, When God the Father sent Jesus to save the world, the first thing he did was choose a family for his Son. He prepared Joseph and Mary to be His parents so that Jesus could have...
View ArticleJanuary 14/15 CCC Collection Supports Diocesan TV Mass, National Projects
FALL RIVER– The annual Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) collection will be taken up at parish Masses in the Fall River Diocese during the weekend of January 14-15, 2017. This yearly national...
View ArticleCape Winter Brunch to Support Catholic Schools Scholarship Fund
FALMOUTH — Once again supporters of Catholic education are invited to enjoy a winter brunch on Cape Cod complete with food and festivities, while at the same time help Catholic school students in the...
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Open Houses, Special Activities Planned for Catholic Schools Week
FALL RIVER — Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese will join with those across the country to observe Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, from...
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Bishop to Gather with Religious for World Day for Consecrated Life
DARTMOUTH — In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd....
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Enrollment and Marketing Director Hired for Catholic Schools
FALL RIVER — In its report last fall, the Fall River Diocese Task Force on Catholic Education recommended the hiring of a communication/marketing professional to support and augment the efforts of...
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Diocese to Host First-Ever Lenten Women & Men’s Conference
NORTH EASTON — For Lent this year, the Fall River Diocese is offering for the first-time a one-day Women and Men’s Conference featuring nationally-noted speakers, prayer, music, and Mass as an...
View ArticleAsh Wednesday is March 1st; 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, March 1, 2017. Parishes throughout the Fall...
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Bishop da Cunha’s 2017 Lenten Message
Dear Friends, As we celebrate another Lenten season, let us make this a special time of prayer, reflection, Spiritual renewal and focus on the Word of God. The readings for the Liturgy during Lent...
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