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26
Sep
2017
Celebrating Our Lady of Fatima:An Afternoon of Prayer and Reflection

FALL RIVER — This year the Church celebrates the 100th anniversary of the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima, recalling the appearance and message of the Blessed Virgin Mary to …

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18
Sep
2017
Catholic Social Services Reaching Out to Those in DACA Program

FALL RIVER—Following the decision of President Trump to end the DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program, Catholic Social Services is urging anyone with DACA set to expire on or …

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31
Aug
2017
Diocese to Take Up Hurricane Relief Collection

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has authorized a special collection in parishes of the Fall River Diocese to support the victims of Hurricane Harvey and to …

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29
Aug
2017
Renovations, New Programs Await Returning Students

FALL RIVER — While the students may have been away, many Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese were nevertheless busy places over summer months as a number of renovations …

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18
Aug
2017
Bishop Asks for Special Prayers for Peace at Weekend Masses

FALL RIVER — In response to the deadly events taking place this week both in this country in Charlottesville, Virginia, and abroad in Barcelona, Spain, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, …

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17
Aug
2017
Adult Confirmation Classes to be Offered this Fall

FALL RIVER — The Faith Formation Office will offer Essential Catholicism: A Preparation Course for Adult Confirmation in two separate locations this fall, beginning in September. Essential Catholicism is a six-session course. In Easton, …

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16
Aug
2017
Cape Family’s Gift to Fund Wi-Fi Readiness Initiative at Diocesan Schools

OSTERVILLE — A substantial gift from a Cape Cod family will mean a big step forward for the infusion of digital learning into the curricula at Catholic schools in the …

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15
Aug
2017
Catholic Schools Taking Steps to Reach Under-Served Populations

FALL RIVER — In his recent pastoral letter “Rebuilding in Faith and Hope,” Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., called for Catholic schools in the Diocese of Fall River to …

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4
Aug
2017
2017 Catholic Charities Appeal Raises Record $4.78M

FALL RIVER — For the third consecutive year of his tenure as Bishop of Fall River, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has presided over a record-breaking Catholic Charities Appeal.  …

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26
Jul
2017
St. Anne’s Shrine to Welcome Statue to Serve as Placeof Prayer and Remembrance in Opioid Crisis

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate a 6:30 p.m. Mass in St. Anne’s Shrine, Fall River, on Wednesday, July 26, the Church’s Feast of Saints …

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