Fall River – Members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the annual Procession and Mass for Peace on Monday, October 10, 2022, the Columbus Day holiday. Participants in the procession should meet by 5:30 p.m. in the
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Response to Migrant Crisis On Friday, September 16th, I issued a statement in response to the unexpected arrival of migrants on Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, September 14th. I began with the Gospel of St. Matthew, where Jesus makes quite clear how we are to care for
Read more →FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., has decreed that, effective October 1, 2022, the Parishes of St. Thomas More and St. Patrick in Somerset and St. Louis de France in Swansea be suppressed and the new Our Lady of Peace Parish be erected
Read more →September 16, 2022 Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has issued the following statement in response to the unexpected arrival of migrants on Martha’s Vineyard on Wednesday, September 14: “In the Gospel of St. Matthew, Jesus makes quite clear how we are to care for strangers: ‘For
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Parish Leader Convocation On Saturday, September 10th, the Diocese came together for the first Parish Leader Convocation, at which I presided over the morning’s Mass and addressed the participants during the afternoon. In today’s blog, I will share thoughts from Saturday’s homily. Next week, I’ll include some
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The Nativity of Mary Tomorrow, September 8th, we will celebrate the nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mother, which falls nine months after the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the December 8th Solemnity when we recognize Mary’s gift of prevenient grace allowing her to be born without
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