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2021
Diocese of Fall River Releases List of 75 Clergy Accused of Sexual Abuse of Minors

FALL RIVER, Mass. (Jan. 7, 2021) – Today, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., announced that the Diocese of Fall River has published a list of 75 clergy who have …

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Bishop's Blog
30
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2020
Moving Ahead and Looking Back

  This year let us make Christmas not just the celebration of an event that happened long ago and far away. Let us make it real for us now. Let …

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In the News
29
Dic
2020
Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord

The Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord this year on Sunday, January 2, 2022. The Epiphany of the Lord commemorates the visit of the magi to …

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Mensajes del Obispo
23
Dic
2020
Bishop da Cunha’s 2020 Christmas Message

CHRISTMAS 2020 Dear Friends in Christ, Christmas is upon us, although seemingly a bit different this year. Because of the pandemic, many of us will not be celebrating in the …

Bishop's Blog
23
Dic
2020
Welcoming Christmas

  My first Christmas in the United States came in 1978, and it had a very different feeling to the ones I celebrated in Brazil. I had only arrived in …

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In the News
21
Dic
2020
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 12 noon …

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Bishop's Blog
16
Dic
2020
Preparing for Christmas

O Antiphons The Church has its own countdown—the O Antiphons of Advent— which begin on December 17 and conclude on Christmas Eve.  The Roman Church has been singing the “O” …

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In the News
16
Dic
2020
Statement of the Diocese Regarding Father Mark Hession

Statement of the Fall River Diocese Regarding Charges Filed Against Father Mark Hession Father Mark R. Hession is and has been suspended from active priestly ministry since 2019. A priest …

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In the News
11
Dic
2020
Christmas Masses During the Pandemic

Members of the Fall River Diocese who are planning on attending a Christmas Mass at a parish church are strongly advised to visit the parish website or check its bulletin …

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In the News
9
Dic
2020
Memorial Mass Set for Father Henry Dahl

An 11 a.m. Memorial Mass will be celebrated for Father Henry J. Dahl on Thursday, December 10, in St. Peter the Apostle Church in Provincetown, where he served as pastor …

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