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2
Mar
2018
Dr. Mary Pat Tranter Named Director of Strategic Initiatives for Diocesan Schools

FALL RIVER – The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Office (CSO) has announced that Mary Pat Tranter, Ph.D. (in photo), President of Coyle and Cassidy High School and Middle …

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26
Feb
2018
Lenten Mission for Taunton Area Parishioners to Begin March 4th

TAUNTON — “After This Our Exile: A People Seeking a Refuge” will be the theme of a Lenten Mission for parishioners in the Taunton Deanery. It will take place over …

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21
Feb
2018
New Bedford Deanery Lenten Retreat to be Offered Twice a Day

NEW BEDFORD — Parishioners in the New Bedford Deanery will have two opportunities each day to take part in their deanery’s Lenten Retreat set for March 19 – 21. The …

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14
Feb
2018
Rite of Election is Sunday, Feb. 18, in Cathedral

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will celebrate the Rite of Election this Sunday, February 18, for men and women from throughout the Fall River Diocese who …

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12
Feb
2018
Plans Set for Second Women & Men’s Conference in Diocese

FALL RIVER — The second annual Women and Men’s Conference in the Fall River Diocese will take place on Saturday, March 10, on the grounds of Stonehill College in Easton. …

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9
Feb
2018
Providence Bishop to Preach Fall River Area Lenten Mission

FALL RIVER — The annual Fall River Area Lenten Mission will take place at 7 p.m. from February 26 to March 1, with locations rotating among different parishes within the …

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7
Feb
2018
Bishop da Cunha’s 2018 Lenten Message

Dear Friends, Many of us remember – maybe even with some nostalgia – when Lent was a time of real Penance and sacrifice.  The Church still teaches us that Lent …

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5
Feb
2018
Ash Wednesday is February 14; Marks Beginning of Lent

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 14, 2018. Parishes throughout the …

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Press Releases and Statements
24
Jan
2018
World Day for Consecrated Life

On February 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church also celebrates World Day for Consecrated Life. In parishes, this year it is observed the weekend of …

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19
Jan
2018
Catholic Schools Week Celebration Begins January 28

FALL RIVER — Catholic schools in the Fall River Diocese will observe Catholic Schools Week from January 28 through February 3 with Masses, open houses and a variety of special …

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