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Area Christmas Masses to be Broadcast

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 on Christmas Day from 12 noon to 1 p.m. on WLNE-TV, Channel 6. The...

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Diocesan Statement on Vatican Declaration on Possibility of Blessing Same-Sex...

Statement of the Diocese of Fall River December 18, 2023 “Sharing God’s blessing is at the heart of the mission of the Church. Fiducia supplicans, the declaration issued today by the Dicastery for the...

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2023 Christmas Greeting from Bishop da Cunha

  The post 2023 Christmas Greeting from Bishop da Cunha appeared first on Fall River Diocese.

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Bishop’s Blog: 2023 Christmas Message and Video

  Dear Friends in Christ, In this familiar passage from our Mass on Christmas, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace. “For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion...

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Christmas Message 2023

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, In this familiar passage from our Mass on Christmas, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace.  “For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his...

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Bishop’s Blog: Celebrations on the First of January

  On Monday, January 1st, the Church marks three important events — the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, World Day of Peace, and New Year’s Day.   Mary, Mother of God Pope...

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Retired New Bedford Pastor, Father Kropiwnicki, dies at 91

Father Henry K. Kropiwnicki, 91, a retired priest of the Diocese of Fall River, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was the son of the late Walter...

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Bishop’s Blog: National Eucharistic Congress

July 2024 Eucharistic Congress After three years, the National Eucharistic Revival will conclude the week of July 17-21 with a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. What an exciting...

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Bishop’s Blog: Pastoral Councils

The Diocesan Pastoral Council The Second Vatican Council urged every diocese to establish a pastoral council “whose responsibility is to investigate under the authority of the Bishop all those things...

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Decree Issued on Holy Ghost Church, Attleboro

ATTLEBORO – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued a decree for the closure of Holy Ghost Church in Attleboro. The church is a chapel of St. John the Evangelist Parish and is no longer being used...

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Fall River Catholic School Leverages Unique Tool to “Fill the Math Gaps”

FALL RIVER – As Megan dos Santos took over the principal role at Holy Name School in Fall River, one of her immediate goals was to address high school math readiness skills for the middle school...

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Bishop’s Blog: Focusing on the Word of God and Life

  Sunday of the Word of God The Sunday of the Word of God, instituted in 2019 by Pope Francis in his Apostolic Letter, Motu proprio “Aperuit illis,” is celebrated in the Church every year on the third...

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Schools in Diocese Celebrate Catholic Schools Week

FALL RIVER – Catholic Schools Week is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, which is now in its 50th anniversary year. This year’s theme of “Catholic Schools United in...

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Bishop’s Blog: Celebrating Catholic Schools

  Catholic Schools Week (CSW) is the annual celebration of Catholic education in the United States, which is now in its 50th anniversary year. This year’s theme of “Catholic Schools United in Faith...

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Bishop’s Blog: The Heart of the Church

  World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life On February 2, 2024, the Church will celebrate World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, with some parishes focusing on it during the weekend Masses,...

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Talbot Apartments to be renovated to former glory

NEW BEDFORD — Continuing the mission of serving those in need, the Diocese of Fall River is working to renovate the Talbot Apartments in New Bedford after a devastating fire in November of 2022 left...

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St. Vincent’s Services cares for the vulnerable through dedicated staff and...

FALL RIVER — Children living with domestic trauma are the most vulnerable population among us in Southern Massachusetts and elsewhere. Many are coping with childhood abuse as well as neglect, poverty,...

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Finding spiritual warmth during an Outer Cape winter

WELLFLEET — For the most part, life on Outer Cape Cod is far from warm and cozy. Often, the area is battered by Nor’easters, bringing with them snow, sleet, freezing rain, howling winds, frigid...

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Celebration of Milestones in the Ministry of Bishop da Cunha

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The Heart of the Church

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life On February 2, 2024, the Church will celebrate World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life, with some parishes focusing on it during the weekend Masses, February...

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