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Bishop's Blog
11
Aug
2021
Examples of Charity

FACE Summer Gala Last week it was my pleasure to gather with some 200 persons for the annual Summer Gala in Falmouth to support the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education …

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In the News
9
Aug
2021
Five Priests to Retire This Month

FALL RIVER — Five priests will retire from parish ministry in the Fall River Diocese this month after offering decades of service in the Fall River Diocese. To retire are …

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In the News
4
Aug
2021
FACE Celebrates 30 Years of Scholarships

FALL RIVER – Since the opening of the first Catholic school in the Diocese of Fall River, it has been a goal to make Catholic schools accessible to all families …

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Bishop's Blog
4
Aug
2021
The Call to Be a Parish Priest

  Today is the feast day for the Patron Saint of Parish Priests, Jean-Baptiste-Marie (John) Vianney. At the age of 17, John Vianney felt the call to the priesthood. “If …

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In the News
3
Aug
2021
Diocese Encourages Wearing of Masks at Mass Following Updated CDC Guidance

August 1, 2021 As most of you know, on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a change to its mask-wearing guidance and now …

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Bishop's Blog
28
Jul
2021
Ask the Bishop

Catholic Appeal  The 80th Catholic Appeal, “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love,” has closed with tremendous results. After an extraordinarily challenging time, more than 18,000 individual donors …

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In the News
27
Jul
2021
80th Annual Catholic Appeal Raises $4.6 Million

FALL RIVER—The 80th Catholic Appeal, “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love,” has closed with results representing the annual campaign’s best year since 2017. In the wake of …

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Bishop's Blog
21
Jul
2021
Special Invitations

Legatus Presentation On Wednesday, July 14, I was invited to speak by the New Jersey chapter of Legatus, which is an international organization of Catholic laymen and laywomen from the …

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Bishop's Blog
14
Jul
2021
Summer Around the Diocese

Lessons from the Garden As a young man in Brazil, I lived on a farm, which is where my love of gardening began. My family often grew what we ate …

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In the News
8
Jul
2021
Diocese to Host Free Catholic Youth Day on Martha’s Vineyard

MARTHA’S VINEYARD — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., is inviting youth (rising eighth graders through high school) to Martha’s Vineyard on Saturday, August 14, for a celebration of their …

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