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Appeal Enters Final Days;Supporters Encouraged to Make Their Donation
FALL RIVER — With less than two weeks to go, the 2017 Fall River Diocese Catholic Charities Appeal has entered the homestretch, and Appeal officials are asking those who have not yet made their...
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Diocese to Participate in Convocation of Catholics from Across the...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for the first-time ever a Convocation to take place from July 1-4, 2017 in Orlando, Florida. More than 3, 000 people from more than 140 dioceses will...
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Youth & Young Adults: Let Your Voices Be Heard!Complete the Survey for the...
World Youth Day 2016, Krakow, Poland CNS/Paul Hering photo Pope Francis wants to find a better way for the Church to accompany young people in their journey to “discover their plan for life and realize...
View ArticleDiocesan Campus Ministry Offers First-Year Students Free Retreat
WAREHAM — The Fall River Diocese Catholic Campus Ministry will offer an overnight program entitled Embark on August 1-2 at Sacred Hearts Retreat Center in Wareham. This gathering provides an...
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A Reflection on the Convocation of Catholic Leaders
A Reflection on the Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America By Beth Mahoney Beth Mahoney served as the coordinator of the Fall River Diocesan delegation to the Convocation of...
View ArticleSt. Anne’s Shrine to Welcome Statue to Serve as Placeof Prayer and...
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate a 6:30 p.m. Mass in St. Anne’s Shrine, Fall River, on Wednesday, July 26, the Church’s Feast of Saints Joachim and Anne. In what has become...
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2017 Catholic Charities Appeal Raises Record $4.78M
FALL RIVER — For the third consecutive year of his tenure as Bishop of Fall River, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has presided over a record-breaking Catholic Charities Appeal. The faithful of the...
View ArticleCatholic Schools Taking Steps to Reach Under-Served Populations
FALL RIVER — In his recent pastoral letter “Rebuilding in Faith and Hope,” Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., called for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fall River to “pro-actively and successfully...
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Cape Family’s Gift to Fund Wi-Fi Readiness Initiative at Diocesan Schools
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., and Diocesan Superintendent of Schools Steve Perla (at right) present Susan and Jack Dawley with a plaque recognizing their generous gift to Catholic schools in the...
View ArticleAdult Confirmation Classes to be Offered 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 September. Essential Catholicism...
View ArticleBishop Asks for Special Prayers for Peace at Weekend Masses
FALL RIVER — In response to the deadly events taking place this week both in this country in Charlottesville, Virginia, and abroad in Barcelona, Spain, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., is asking...
View ArticleRenovations, New Programs Await Returning Students
FALL RIVER — While the students may have been away, many Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese were nevertheless busy places over summer months as a number of renovations and upgrades were...
View ArticleDiocese to Take Up Hurricane Relief Collection
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has authorized a special collection in parishes of the Fall River Diocese to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey and to assist in recovery efforts in...
View ArticleCatholic Social Services Reaching Out to Those in DACA Program
FALL RIVER—Following the decision of President Trump to end the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, Catholic Social Services is urging anyone with DACA set to expire on or before...
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Celebrating Our Lady of Fatima:An Afternoon of Prayer and Reflection
FALL RIVER — This year the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, recalling the appearance and message of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd children...
View ArticleAnnual Procession and Mass for Peace to Take Place on Columbus Day
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 on Monday, October 9, 2017, the Columbus Day holiday....
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Five to be Honored with St. Thomas More Award at Red Mass
FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the annual Red Mass in the Fall River Diocese at 4 p.m., Saturday, October 14, in Saint Mary’s Cathedral, Fall River. A long standing...
View ArticleParishes to Support Hurricane Relief Effortsin Puerto Rico and other...
FALL RIVER — In the wake of the destruction to Puerto Rico and other Carribean islands by Hurricane Maria, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has recommended that pastors in the Fall River Diocese...
View ArticleOur Lady of Fatima Mass with CatholicSchool Students to be Live Streamed
FALL RIVER—This year the Catholic Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, recalling the appearance and message of the Blessed Virgin Mary to three shepherd...
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Shriver to Share Reflections from His Bookon Pope Francis at Fall Scholarship...
FALL RIVER — Mark K. Shriver, whose 2016 book, Pilgrimage: My Search for the Real Pope Francis, is both an insightful portrait of the pope and a reflection on Shriver’s own journey of faith, will be...
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