To All Members of our Diocesan Community: Please rest assured that despite our office building being closed to the public, our Pro-Life Apostolate office is most certainly not closed. While out of precautions it is difficult to access any of the sacraments, this has also created more
Read more →OFFICE OF SAFE ENVIRONMENT DIOCESE OF FALL RIVER To the Diocese of Fall River Community, As we adapt to a new normal, one that none of us could have foreseen, we know many of you are thinking of creative ways to use technology to continue to connect
Read more →FALL RIVER— This Sunday, April 5, is Palm Sunday, commemorating the triumphant arrival of Christ in Jerusalem, days before he was crucified. It marks the beginning of Holy Week. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate an online Mass on Palm Sunday, at 9 a.m. The
Read more →May we who are merely inconvenienced remember those whose lives are at stake. May we who have no risk factors remember those most vulnerable. May we who have the luxury of working from home remember those who must choose between preserving their health and making their rent.
Read more →It has long been a Catholic understanding that when circumstances prevent one from receiving Holy Communion, it is possible to make an Act of Spiritual Communion, where we unite ourselves to God through prayer. It is a beautiful way to express to God our desire to be
Read more →FALL RIVER—Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued further directives addressing various aspects of liturgical and sacramental practices in parishes in the Fall River Diocese in the midst of this coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to priests of the Diocese dated March 26, 2020, Bishop da
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