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13
Mar
2020
Bishop Issues Dispensation from Obligation to Attend Sunday Mass

FALL RIVER — Out of concern for the avoidance of large gatherings and for the protection and well-being of parishioners, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued a dispensation …

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13
Mar
2020
Fall River Diocese Catholic Schools Closing March 16-27, 2020

March 13, 2020 Statement from Stephen A. Perla Superintendent of Schools Diocese of Fall River In response to the COVID-19 outbreak and at the direction of Bishop Edgar M. da …

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13
Mar
2020
Participating in the Mass from Home

TELEVISION Diocesan Television Mass The weekly Television Mass sponsored by the Fall River Diocese airs every Sunday at 11 a.m. on WLNE-TV, Channel 6. The Mass is shortly thereafter posted …

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13
Mar
2020
Directives to be Followed in the Fall River Diocese in Response to the Coronavirus

Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D. Bishop of Fall River March 13, 2020 Following the World Health Organization’s declaration of the Covid-19 crisis as a pandemic and the …

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4
Mar
2020
Father Spitzer Presentation Cancelled

FALL RIVER — The presentation by Father Robert J. Spitzer scheduled for Thursday, March 5, at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River has been cancelled. Father Spitzer requires an …

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4
Mar
2020
A Message from Bishop da Cunha on the Coronavirus

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Like all of you, I continue to follow news about the spread of the coronavirus, COVID 19. The CDC states that for the general American public, …

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2
Mar
2020
Pastors Named for Attleboro and New Bedford Parishes

FALL RIVER − Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has announced changes in assignments for three priests in the Fall River Diocese. Father Craig A. Pregana, now the pastor of …

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26
Feb
2020
Rite of Election is Sunday in Cathedral

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the Rite of Election this Sunday, March 1, for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who …

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20
Feb
2020
Coyle and Cassidy Announces Enhanced Special Education Program

TAUNTON – Research estimates that 14%i of students attending public schools in the United States have some sort of learning difference.  Many families desire a Catholic education for their children, …

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20
Feb
2020
Bishop da Cunha’s 2020 Lenten Message

Bishop da Cunha’s 2020 Lenten Message: Entering in the Lenten Season During Lent, special attention is given to three specific tenets of our Catholic faith — almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. …

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