2023 News & Press

BARNSTABLE – The St. John Paul II School community in Hyannis is pleased to welcome Paula J. Mannering Daly (in photo) as the new principal of the Preparatory grades 5-8.  Daly joins the JPII community from Saint Joseph Preparatory High School in Boston where she was the

NEW BEDFORD – Father Sudhir Nayak, co-pastor and moderator of Saint Gabriel the Archangel Parish, is pleased to announce the appointment of Carolyn Lavalley, Ed.D., as the new principal of All Saints Catholic School. Lavalley’s passion for education has spanned over 29 years and touched thousands of

FALL RIVER – Twenty-four pilgrims from the Diocese of Fall River will join hundreds of thousands of young adults in Lisbon, Portugal, next week for the celebration of World Youth Day (WYD) 2023. The local group comprises mostly teenagers and young adults between the ages of 18

NEW BEDFORD – Father Stephen Banjare, pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Fairhaven, is pleased to announce the appointment of Heidi Kuliga as the new principal of St. Joseph School.   Kuliga is well known to the New Bedford Catholic school community as a former principal and teacher

It is with sorrow and sadness, and at the same time with hope in eternal life, that we announce the passing of Josefa da Cunha (in photo), the beloved mother of Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. Mrs. da Cunha died in her home in Brazil on

FALL RIVER – Father David Frederici, Rector of the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption and Pastor of Good Shepherd and Saint Stanislaus Parishes, is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Coady (in photo) as the new principal of St. Stanislaus School.   Coady is well