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Press Releases and Statements
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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13
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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2
Ene
2023
Memorial Masses for Pope Benedict to be Offered Across Diocese on Wednesday

FALL RIVER—A Memorial Mass for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be offered in each deanery -or region- of the Diocese of Fall River on Wednesday evening, January 4, as an …

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20
Dic
2022
Area Christmas Masses to be Broadcast

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast on Christmas Day from 7 to …

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22
Nov
2022
Women’s Advent Retreat Planned for December 10

The diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization is offering a new opportunity for spiritual enrichment for women and women’s ministries in the upcoming holiday season: “Prepare the Way: A Women’s …

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27
Oct
2022
National Leader of Eucharistic Revival Movement to Offer Free Webinar for Diocese

FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River joined dioceses across the country in June to launch the National Eucharistic Revival as a response to the challenge of an alarming …

Press Releases and Statements
18
Oct
2022
Bishop Authorizes Special Collection for Hurricane Relief

Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has authorized a special collection in the Diocese of Fall River to support disaster relief efforts following Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. The collection is …

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14
Oct
2022
Hispanic Community Invited to Workshop on Living the Process of the Synodal Path

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., is inviting members of the Hispanic Community throughout the Diocese of Fall River to participate in a daylong workshop to help …