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Blogue do Bispo
22
Mar
2023
March Announcements

Annunciation of the Lord Exactly nine months before we celebrate the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, we celebrate the Annunciation of the Lord on March 25th. Luke’s Gospel gives an …

Press Releases and Statements
21
Mar
2023
Decree Issued for St. Anthony and St. Rita Parishes

FALL RIVER – Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D., has decreed that, effective April 3, 2023, the Parishes of Saint Anthony in Mattapoisett and Saint Rita in Marion be …

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Press Releases and Statements
20
Mar
2023
Fr. Tad Pacholczyk to Speak on Transgender Issues and Gender Dysphoria

FALL RIVER — Father Tadeusz Pacholczyk, Ph.D., a priest of the Diocese of Fall River who serves as the director of education at the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia, …

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15
Mar
2023
Hope, Hard Decisions, and Two March Saints

Women and Men’s Conference Recap Being at the Conference Saturday with so many men and women from our Diocese renewed a great sense of hope in me. We had been …

In the News
13
Mar
2023
Snapshots from the 2023 Women and Men’s Conference

CLICK A PHOTO TO ENLARGE Watch the Women & Men’s Conference Closing Mass on the Diocesan YouTube channel Saturday, March 11, 2023 Ames Sports Complex, Stonehill College

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In the News
9
Mar
2023
Mass. Catholic Conference Urges Legislators to Provide Additional Funding for Migrants

The Massachusetts State Legislature and Governor Healey are on the verge of passing a fiscal year 2023 supplemental budget.  One of the line items in the budget would provide funding …

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Press Releases and Statements
8
Mar
2023
Diocese Announces Closure of Bishop Connolly High School

FALL RIVER – The Diocese of Fall River announced today that Bishop Connolly High School in Fall River will cease operations at the end of the 2022-23 academic year.  Despite …

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Blogue do Bispo
8
Mar
2023
Continuing to Pray for Ukraine

  On February 24, 2022, the armies of the Russian Federation launched an unjust war on the people of Ukraine; sadly, this invasion continues a year later. To mark this …

Press Releases and Statements
1
Mar
2023
Dispensation Granted for St. Patrick’s Day

FALL RIVER — This year, the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th falls on a Friday during Lent. In consideration of the culinary traditions of this feast and in …

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Blogue do Bispo
1
Mar
2023
Lenten Passages

Celebration of the Rite of Election The Church, or our Liturgical, year is broken into seasons, allowing us to focus more closely on the themes, spiritual aspects, Liturgy, and symbols …