Bishop to Celebrate Rite of Election on Sunday at Cathedral
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the Rite of Election this Sunday, March 5, for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who are preparing to become members of...
View ArticleDispensation Granted for St. Patrick’s Day
FALL RIVER — This year, the celebration of St. Patrick’s feast day on March 17th falls on a Friday during Lent. In consideration of the culinary traditions of this feast and in response to a number of...
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Bishop to Celebrate Chrism Mass
FALL RIVER — On Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., joined by priests of the Diocese, will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral – a celebration that includes the...
View ArticleEcumenical Tenebrae Prayer Service isWednesday of Holy Week at Cathedral
FALL RIVER — A Tenebrae service will take place at 7:30 p.m. on April 12, the Wednesday of Holy Week, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Spring St., in Fall River. The term “Tenebrae” is the Latin word for...
View ArticleFor Easter, Bishop da Cunha Issues Pastoral Letter to Diocese
FALL RIVER — Explaining its dual purpose to serve both as an expression of his gratitude and as an invitation to join him on “a journey that will lead to the renewal and rebuilding of our Church, the...
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Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, 2017
The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments decreed on May 23, 2000 that “throughout the world, the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name Divine Mercy...
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Gathering of Parish Vocations Committee Members
AN INVITATION TO ALL PARISH VOCATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE To publicly celebrate vocations to the Ordained Ministry and to Consecrated Religious Life in all its forms, with...
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76th Catholic Charities Appeal Begins May 1
FALL RIVER — With this year’s theme of “Whatsoever you do,” drawn from the Gospel of Matthew 25, the annual Catholic Charities Appeal of the Fall River Diocese begins in May with an invitation to...
View ArticleBishop Announces Membership of New Diocesan Catholic School Board
FALL RIVER — Last fall, after a year and a half of study, the Fall River Diocese Task Force on Catholic Education released its final report, and among key recommendations was the establishment of a...
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Clergy Retirements, Appointments Announced
Diocese of Fall River OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., Bishop of Fall River, announces the following appointments and transfers: Reverend Jason Brilhante, to...
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58 Teens to Receive Youth Award from Bishop
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 58 young persons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese in the context of a prayer service at 7...
View ArticleNew Hope and Opportunity Initiative Aims toHelp Low-Income Students Attend a...
FALL RIVER — Fall River Diocese Catholic Schools and the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) are pleased to announce a new initiative to help low-income students enroll in a Catholic...
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May is Mary’s Month
Pre-school students at Espirito Santo School, Fall River, sing a song to honor Mary as part of their Crowning of Mary celebration. The tradition of dedicating the month of May to the Blessed Virgin...
View ArticleMay 28th TV Mass to Air at Special Time
FALL RIVER — The weekly Television Mass sponsored by the Fall River Diocese on WLNE-TV, Channel 6, will be seen at a special time on Sunday, May 28, only. The Mass will air that day at 10:30 a.m. The...
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Bishop Announces Appointments
Diocese of Fall River OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., Bishop of Fall River, announces the following appointments: Rev. Antonio Lisboa da Silva, S.D.V., of...
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Three to be Ordained Transitional Deacons
FALL RIVER — Three seminarians studying for the priesthood for the Fall River Diocese will be ordained transitional deacons by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V, in the context of an 11 a.m. Mass on...
View ArticleNine Studying for the Permanent Diaconate to be Installed as Readers
NEW BEDFORD — Nine candidates who are 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., on Tuesday, June 6,...
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Three Long-Serving Priests to Retire
FALL RIVER — Three priests will retire in early summer after offering decades of service in the Fall River Diocese. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., announced in May his acceptance of the request to...
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Cape Cod Summer Gala to Support Catholic Schools Scholarship Fund
MASHPEE — The 20th annual FACE Summer Gala to support Catholic school students in the Fall River Diocese is set for Friday, July 14, at the Willowbend Country Club in Mashpee. With a delicious...
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New Leader Appointed for Catholic Social Services
FALL RIVER — A licensed social worker with a 30-year career in human services in positions ranging from clinician to senior manager will become the next executive director of Catholic Social Services...
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