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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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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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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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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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Bishop's Blog
19
Feb
2020
Treasures of the Faith —the Priesthood and the Eucharist

A Great Loss to the Diocese Before I begin the main topic of this week’s blog, I want to say a few words to acknowledge the loss so many in …

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In the News
12
Feb
2020
Annual Women and Men’s Conference to Take Place March 7th

FALL RIVER — The Fall River Diocese will offer its annual Women and Men’s Conference for Lent on Saturday, March 7, with a program featuring noted speakers, prayer, music, Adoration, …

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Bishop's Blog
12
Feb
2020
Highlights From My Trip Home To Brazil

  One of the great blessings of my visit home to Brazil last month, with my mother, 13 sisters and brothers, 36 nieces and nephews, 20 grand-nieces and nephews and …

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In the News
6
Feb
2020
Notice: Email Service Out for Several Diocesan Offices

Advisory February 6, 2020 Please be advised that several offices of the Fall River Diocese are being impacted by technical issues with a network server (since Tuesday). That server is …

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