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27
Sep
2022
Annual Procession and Mass for Peace to Take Place on Monday Holiday

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 …

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20
Sep
2022
Decree Issued for St. Thomas More, St. Patrick and St. Louis de France Parishes

FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., has decreed that, effective October 1, 2022, the Parishes of St. Thomas More and St. Patrick in Somerset and St. …

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24
Ago
2022
Special Collection Will Support Catholic School Student Scholarships

FALL RIVER — For the first time, a special second collection will be held in the Diocese of Fall River to help make Catholic schools more accessible to more families. …

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12
Ago
2022
Bishop Presiding at Pilgrimage in Fatima; Watch it on YouTube & Facebook

This year’s International Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal will be presided over by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V, today and tomorrow and livestreamed simultaneously on YouTube …

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5
Ago
2022
2022 Catholic Appeal Raises $4.3 Million

FALL RIVER—The 81st Catholic Appeal, “Journeying Together in Faith and Love,” has closed with the annual campaign raising $4.3 million to support the work of the Church across the Diocese …

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21
Jul
2022
Golf Classic to Benefit Diocesan Health Facilities

FALL RIVER — Fall River Diocesan Health Facilities will host its 13th Annual Golf Classic to benefit the over 700 individuals in their skilled nursing communities. It will take place …

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13
Jul
2022
Mass. Catholic Conference Responds to Bills Expanding Abortion in State

Statement of the Massachusetts Catholic Conference In Opposition to House Bill 4954 and Senate Bill 2996 A fundamental teaching of the Catholic faith is that an unborn child is a …

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11
Jul
2022
New Principal Appointed for St. Mary-Sacred Heart School

NORTH ATTLEBORO —  After an extensive search process, Father Rodney Thibault, pastor of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish and director of St. Mary-Sacred Heart School, is pleased to announce that …

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29
Jun
2022
Two Priests to Retire

FALL RIVER — Two priests of the Diocese of Fall River will enter retirement this summer. Reverend Andrew Johnson, parochial vicar of Corpus Christi Parish in East Sandwich, and Reverend …

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24
Jun
2022
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, has made the following appointments: Reverend Jason Brilhante, from Parochial Administrator …

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