This weekend parishes in the Diocese of Fall River and many others will take up the Collection for the Church in Latin America, which supports ministries among the poor in Mexico, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Many people in Latin America and the Caribbean lack access to church programs and ministries because of …

Have you or someone you know been impacted by divorce and/or separation? The Family and Respect Life Office of the Secretariat for the New Evangelization is sponsoring this annual Healing Mass for the Divorced and Separated. All are welcome to attend. Celebrant of the Mass will be Father Jeffrey Cabral, JCL. For more information, please …

In 1997, Pope Saint John Paul II instituted a day of prayer for women and men in consecrated life. This celebration is attached to the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord on February 2nd. This Feast is also known as Candlemas Day; the day on which candles are blessed symbolizing Christ who is the …

The Fall River Diocesan Council of Catholic Women (DCCW) invites all women of the Diocese their February meeting. Guest speaker will be Father Michael Racine, a priest of the Diocese of Fall River. Light refreshments will be served. Please come and bring a friend! Currently, the DCCW is collecting grocery store gift cards for the …

The Annual Diocesan Wedding Anniversary Celebration will be celebrated with a special Mass of Thanksgiving for couples observing significant wedding anniversaries (including first year). Renew your wedding vows with the Bishop of Fall River on Sunday, February 8, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mary Cathedral in Fall River. If you would like an invitation, …

Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on this day. Ashes, symbolic of penance, are blessed and distributed to the faithful as a reminder that Lent is a time for repentance and spiritual renewal.

TOO MUCH GOING ON? PULLED IN A MILLION DIRECTIONS? YOU’RE NOT THE ONLY ONE. In the craziness of life, it doesn't hurt to pause and take a look at the big picture: what's important in my life? what am I looking for? where does God fit in? UMass-Dartmouth Catholic Campus Ministry presents the Seekers' Retreat. …

  Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who are preparing to become members of the Roman Catholic Church or who are preparing for full communion in the Church. The Rite of Election takes place …

Please note this service has been cancelled.

The YES! Retreat is a three-day weekend retreat experience sponsored by the Diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization for high school teens grades 10-12. The YES! Retreat provides high school youth an opportunity to encounter God through the sacraments, testimony, fellowship, and a closer examination of self and relationships with others. The experience allows young …

In the Footsteps of Mary: Walking the Way of the Cross: This one-day retreat is open to all women and will be led byJohnnette Williams of the EWTN program "Women of Grace." Through reflection on our Blessed Mother and her accompaniment of Christ during His Passion, this retreat will serve as a spriritually nourishing way to …

The annual Catholic Relief Services Collection is taken up this weekend in parishes in the Diocese of Fall River along with those in most dioceses across the United States. This collection makes grants to six Catholic agencies that provide relief and support for struggling communities and work for peace and reconciliation among our marginalized brothers …