FALL RIVER — For the first time, a special second collection will be held in the Diocese of Fall River to help make Catholic schools more accessible to more families. This collection will benefit FACE -the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education, which raises money for need-based scholarships
Read more →Parish Leadership Convocation I am pleased that our Diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization is offering a Parish Leadership Convocation next month. It is set for Saturday, September 10, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at St. John Neumann Parish in East Freetown. It is open
Read more →This year’s International Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal will be presided over by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V, today and tomorrow and livestreamed simultaneously on YouTube and Facebook platforms. At 4:30 p.m. EDT today, August 12, Bishop da Cunha will lead an opening
Read more →25th Annual FACE Summer Gala Last Thursday (August 4th), the Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) hosted the 25th Annual FACE Summer Gala at the Wianno Club in Osterville. As always, I was happy to participate in this wonderful celebration of Catholic education in the Diocese
Read more →FALL RIVER (August 7, 2022) – In a communication from Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., read at Masses this weekend (Aug. 6-7), parishioners of Transfiguration of the Lord Parish in North Attleborough were informed that their pastor has been placed on leave from priestly ministry. Reverend
Read more →FALL RIVER—The 81st Catholic Appeal, “Journeying Together in Faith and Love,” has closed with the annual campaign raising $4.3 million to support the work of the Church across the Diocese of Fall River. In the midst of an extremely challenging economic environment, donor support remained strong, as
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