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Blogue do Bispo
22
Fev
2023
Lent 2023 and a Special Collection

  Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It has been one year since the beginning of the war in Ukraine. We have seen the tremendous loss of life, property, and …

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22
Fev
2023
Mensagem de Quaresma de 2023 do Bispo D. João da Cunha

Caros irmãos e irmãs em Cristo, Passou um ano desde o início da guerra na Ucrânia. Assistimos à tremenda perda de vidas e de bens e ao sofrimento inimaginável infligido …

Press Releases and Statements
19
Fev
2023
Raynham Priest Placed on Administrative Leave

FALL RIVER – In a communication from Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., read at Masses this weekend (February 18-19), parishioners of St. Ann Parish in Raynham were informed that …

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Blogue do Bispo
15
Fev
2023
Coming Together Around the Eucharist

Celebration for Couples Celebrating Anniversaries We have to make many choices every day in our lives. Our choices lead to good or not-so-good consequences. If we choose a path of …

Press Releases and Statements
14
Fev
2023
Ash Wednesday Day is Feb. 22, Marks Beginning of Lenten Season

FALL RIVER — Lent, the forty-day season of prayer, sacrifice, and almsgiving in preparation for the joyous celebration of Easter, begins on Ash Wednesday, which this year is February 22, …

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Blogue do Bispo
8
Fev
2023
Rest and Family

  Today I would like to focus on two words: rest and family. Each plays a significant role in the reason for my visit home to Brazil every January. Interestingly …

In the News
6
Fev
2023
Additional Lots Available at St. John’s Cemetery, New Bedford

NEW BEDFORD – The Diocesan Catholic Cemeteries Office has announced that a limited number of plots are now available at St. John the Baptist Cemetery in New Bedford. Catholic Cemeteries …

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In the News
2
Fev
2023
Cape Cod Catholic School Concert Choir to Return to Italy on Tour

HYANNIS — From February 16 through February 24, the St. John Paul II School Concert Choir will once again tour Italy, five years since their first tour in 2017. This …

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Blogue do Bispo
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Fev
2023
Entering February

Catholic Schools Week As I mentioned in last week’s blog, our Diocesan Catholic schools are celebrating Catholic Schools Week. Each school has welcomed families to open houses and is participating …

In the News
25
Jan
2023
Women & Men’s Conference Returns This Lent

FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River Women and Men’s Conference is returning this Lent as an in-person gathering after a two-year absence because of the pandemic. With a …

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