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17
May
2017
New Hope and Opportunity Initiative Aims toHelp Low-Income Students Attend a Catholic School

FALL RIVER — Fall River Diocese Catholic Schools and the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) are pleased to announce a new initiative to help low-income students enroll in a …

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9
May
2017
58 Teens to Receive Youth Award from Bishop

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 58 young persons from parishes throughout the Fall River Diocese in …

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5
May
2017
Clergy Retirements, Appointments Announced

Diocese of Fall River OFFICIAL His Excellency, the Most Reverend Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., Bishop of Fall River, announces the following appointments and transfers: Reverend Jason Brilhante, to …

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4
May
2017
Bishop Announces Membership of New Diocesan Catholic School Board

FALL RIVER — Last fall, after a year and a half of study, the Fall River Diocese Task Force on Catholic Education released its final report, and among key recommendations …

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27
Apr
2017
76th Catholic Charities Appeal Begins May 1

FALL RIVER — With this year’s theme of “Whatsoever you do,” drawn from the Gospel of Matthew 25, the annual Catholic Charities Appeal of the Fall River Diocese begins in …

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26
Apr
2017
Gathering of Parish Vocations Committee Members

 AN INVITATION TO  ALL PARISH VOCATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS IN THE FALL RIVER DIOCESE To publicly celebrate vocations to the Ordained Ministry and  to Consecrated Religious Life in all its forms, with …

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19
Apr
2017
Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, 2017

The Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments decreed on May 23, 2000 that “throughout the world, the Second Sunday of Easter will receive the name …

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11
Apr
2017
For Easter, Bishop da Cunha Issues Pastoral Letter to Diocese

FALL RIVER — Explaining its dual purpose to serve both as an expression of his gratitude and as an invitation to join him on “a journey that will lead to …

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31
Mar
2017
Ecumenical Tenebrae Prayer Service isWednesday of Holy Week at Cathedral

FALL RIVER — A Tenebrae service will take place at 7:30 p.m. on April 12, the Wednesday of Holy Week, at St. Mary’s Cathedral, Spring St., in Fall River. The …

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27
Mar
2017
Bishop to Celebrate Chrism Mass

FALL RIVER — On Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., joined by priests of the Diocese, will celebrate the annual Chrism Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral …

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