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Press Releases and Statements
31
Mar
2023
Bishop to Celebrate Easter TV Mass at Special Time

FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River Television Mass will expand to a full hour and air at a special time on Easter Sunday. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, …

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27
Mar
2023
Bishop to Bless Holy Oils, Preside Over Renewal of Priestly Vows at Chrism Mass

FALL RIVER — On Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., together with priests of the Diocese, will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral …

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21
Mar
2023
Decree Issued for St. Anthony and St. Rita Parishes

FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., has decreed that, effective April 3, 2023, the Parishes of Saint Anthony in Mattapoisett and Saint Rita in Marion be …

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20
Mar
2023
Fr. Tad Pacholczyk to Speak on Transgender Issues and Gender Dysphoria

FALL RIVER — Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D., a priest of the Diocese of Fall River who serves as the director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, …

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8
Mar
2023
Diocese Announces Closure of Bishop Connolly High School

FALL RIVER – The Diocese of Fall River announced today that Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River will cease operations at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.  Despite …

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1
Mar
2023
Dispensation Granted for St. Patrick’s Day

FALL RIVER — This year, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th falls on a Friday during Lent. In consideration of the culinary traditions of this feast and in …

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22
Feb
2023
Bishop Asks for Special Collection to Support Victims of Earthquake

FALL RIVER — Parishes in the Diocese of Fall River have been invited to join together to offer financial support along with their prayers for all those affected by the …

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19
Feb
2023
Raynham Priest Placed on Administrative Leave

FALL RIVER – In a communication from Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., read at Masses this weekend (February 18-19), parishioners of St. Ann Parish in Raynham were informed that …

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14
Feb
2023
Ash Wednesday Day is Feb. 22, Marks Beginning of Lenten Season

FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year is February 22, …

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Ene
2023
Members of Diocese Invited to Take a Biblical Walk Through the Mass

FALL RIVER — Theologian, author, and popular speaker Dr. Edward Sri (in photo at right) will lead a virtual Biblical Walk Through the Mass for members of the Fall River …

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