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11
Feb
2015
Ash Wednesday is February 18th; Marks Beginning of Lent

FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Parishes throughout the …

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16
Jan
2015
Open Houses, Special Activities to Mark Catholic Schools Week in Diocesan Schools

FALL RIVER — Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese will join with those across the country to observe Catholic Schools Week, an annual celebration of Catholic education in the …

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13
Jan
2015
Catholic Communication Campaign this weekend supports Diocesan TV Mass

FALL RIVER — Parishioners throughout the Fall River Diocese will be invited to contribute to the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC) at parish Masses this weekend. This annual national campaign is …

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26
Dec
2014
Decrees Issued on Immaculate Conception Church, Fall River, and Sacred Heart Church, Fall River

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has decreed that Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church in Fall River and Sacred Heart Church in Fall River be relegated to profane but …

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16
Dec
2014
Area Masses to be Aired on Christmas

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast at 12 noon on WLNE-TV, Channel 6, …

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17
Nov
2014
Bishop da Cunha to Present Marian Medal to 79

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha will award the Marian Medal to 79 laypersons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese at 3 p.m. on Sunday, November 23, …

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14
Nov
2014
Placement Exam for Diocesan High Schools is December 6

FALL RIVER — Students who are interested in attending one of the five Catholic high schools in the Fall River Diocese in September 2015 should plan on taking the Placement …

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7
Oct
2014
Red Mass to Take Place Oct. 19; Five to Receive St. Thomas More Award

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the annual Red Mass in the Fall River Diocese at 10 a.m., Sunday, October 19, in Saint Mary’s Cathedral, …

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30
Sep
2014
Diocese Invites All to Take Part in Annual Procession & Mass for Peace

FALL RIVER — The Fall River Diocese invites all to take part in the annual Procession and Mass for Peace on Monday, October 13, 2014, the Columbus Day holiday. As …

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29
Sep
2014
America Editor to Speak at St. Mary’s Fund Fall Dinner October 22

FALL RIVER — Jesuit Father Matt Malone, who in 2012 at the age of 40 became the youngest editor-in-chief of the national Catholic news weekly America, will be the featured …

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