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11
Mar
2020
A Challenging Lenten Season

  This Saturday, I was pleased to participate in the 4th Annual Fall River Diocese Women and Men’s Conference on the campus of Stonehill Campus. This year’s theme, “As I …

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In the News
4
Mar
2020
Father Spitzer Presentation Cancelled

FALL RIVER — The presentation by Father Robert J. Spitzer scheduled for Thursday, March 5, at Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River has been cancelled. Father Spitzer requires an …

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In the News
4
Mar
2020
A Message from Bishop da Cunha on the Coronavirus

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Like all of you, I continue to follow news about the spread of the coronavirus, COVID 19. The CDC states that for the general American public, …

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Bishop's Blog
4
Mar
2020
Lenten Alms and Rites

Catholic Relief Services and Lent The Rice Bowl initiative is the Lenten program of Catholic Relief Services, the official relief and development agency of the United States Conference of Catholic …

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In the News
2
Mar
2020
Pastors Named for Attleboro and New Bedford Parishes

FALL RIVER − Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has announced changes in assignments for three priests in the Fall River Diocese. Father Craig A. Pregana, now the pastor of …

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In the News
26
Feb
2020
Rite of Election is Sunday in Cathedral

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the Rite of Election this Sunday, March 1, for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who …

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Bishop's Blog
26
Feb
2020
Entering in the Lenten Season

  During Lent, special attention is given to three specific tenets of our Catholic faith — almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. The foundation for these practices can be found in Matthew’s …

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In the News
20
Feb
2020
Coyle and Cassidy Announces Enhanced Special Education Program

TAUNTON – Research estimates that 14%i of students attending public schools in the United States have some sort of learning difference.  Many families desire a Catholic education for their children, …

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In the News
20
Feb
2020
Bishop da Cunha’s 2020 Lenten Message

Bishop da Cunha’s 2020 Lenten Message: Entering in the Lenten Season During Lent, special attention is given to three specific tenets of our Catholic faith — almsgiving, prayer, and fasting. …

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In the News
20
Feb
2020
Lent Begins Feb. 26th; Bishop Says Season is a Reminder ‘That We Are All Called to a Life of Holiness’

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 26, 2020. Parishes throughout the …

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