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16
Jul
2019
Catholic Youth Day Set for this Summer on Cape Cod

EAST SANDWICH—Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., invites high school age youth throughout the Fall River Diocese to the second annual diocesan Catholic Youth Day to take place on Wednesday, …

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12
Jul
2019
Day of Prayer for Planning is July 26th, Holy Hours to Take Place at 7 p.m.

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., is asking that Friday, July 26th, the feast of Saints Joachim and Anne, be a special Day of Prayer for the …

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2
Jul
2019
In Agreement with Diocese, St. Anne’s Preservation Society to Re-open, Maintain St. Anne’s Shrine

FALL RIVER — The Fall River Diocese and the St. Anne’s Preservation Society have entered into an agreement through which the Preservation Society will re-open under its care and oversight …

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28
Jun
2019
Bishop Announces Appointments, Transfers

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: Very Reverend Daniel W. …

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28
Jun
2019
Longtime Diocesan Health Facilities Employee Named New CEO

FALL RIVER — Joanne M. Roque, who joined the staff of Madonna Manor in North Attleboro 30 years ago, has been named the new leader of Diocesan Health Facilities, the …

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25
Jun
2019
New Academy Hires Director of STEM Education

TAUNTON – Fall River Diocese Catholic School Superintendent Steve Perla has announced the appointment of Ellen Russell (in photo) as the new Academy’s Director of STEM Education. This appointment is …

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17
Jun
2019
FACE Summer Gala to Support Catholic Schools’ Scholarship Fund

MASHPEE — The 22nd annual FACE Summer Gala to support Catholic school students in the Fall River Diocese is set for Friday, July 12, 2019 at the Willowbend Country Club …

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17
Jun
2019
Five Diocesan Priests to Retire

FALL RIVER — Five priests will retire from parish ministry in the Fall River Diocese this summer after decades of dedicated service. To retire are Reverend Monsignor Edmund J. Fitzgerald, …

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13
Jun
2019
2019 Catholic Charities Appeal at $3M and Nearing Home Stretch

FALL RIVER–The 78th Annual Catholic Charities Appeal has raised $3 million to date, with just two weeks remaining in the annual campaign, which ends on Sunday, June 30. There is …

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13
Jun
2019
Bishop Announces Appointments, Transfers

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 Mr. Steven A. …

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