FALL RIVER —Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will present the Pope Saint Pius X Youth Award to 44 young persons from parishes throughout the Diocese of Fall River in the context of a prayer service at 7 p.m., Monday, May 12, at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River.

The annual award, named for the pontiff who created the Fall River Diocese in 1904 and presented for the first time in 2001, recognizes teens who serve their parish community with selflessness, commitment, and dedication.

The Pope St. Pius X Youth Awards Ceremony will be livestreamed on the St. Mary’s Cathedral/Our Lady of Fall River website at www.olfallriver.com/watch

Nominated for the honor by their pastor, recipients support their parishes and the wider community through a variety of ministries and activities. Some are lectors, altar servers, and religious ed teachers; others have helped with various parish events, served on parish councils, and assisted with parish meal ministry.

Also among this year’s honorees one has served as the chief chef of an annual seminarian dinner; one started a Christian club at her high school; and another has served in a youth street outreach mission in Puerto Rico. One recipient has regularly assisted the parish with translations for members of the Brazilian community.

Pope St. Pius X Youth Award recipients must have already received the Sacrament of Confirmation, be at least a sophomore in high school and not older than 19.

The award itself is a medal bearing the image of St. Pius X along with his motto, “Restore all things in Christ.”

Those to honored with the 2025 Pope St. Pius X Youth Award and their parishes follow by area deanery.

​Attleboro Deanery

Lyv Belbin, St. John the Evangelist Parish, Attleboro; Kamryn Butts, St. Mary Parish, Norton; Kristen Coombes, St. Mary Parish, Mansfield; Hannah Tadros, Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Parish, Seekonk; Hollis Tuffile, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Seekonk; and Tristan Welter, Transfiguration of the Lord Parish, North Attleborough.

Cape Cod Deanery

Christina Femino, St. Joseph, Guardian of the Holy Family Parish, Falmouth; Kaycee Godfrey, Christ the King Parish, Mashpee; Mark Kudarauskas, St. Pius X Parish, South Yarmouth; Ashton Lutz, St. Joan of Arc Parish, Orleans; Sofia McGroarty Sampiao, Good Shepherd Parish, Martha’s Vineyard; Aleksander Mohmand-Borkowska, Our Lady of the Cape Parish, Brewster; Edward Peacock, Our Lady of Victory Parish, Centerville; Anthony Rondeau, Corpus Christi Parish, East Sandwich; Nora Sullivan, St. Mary-Our Lady of the Isle Parish, Nantucket; and Max Wesp, Holy Trinity Parish, West Harwich.

Fall River Deanery

Angelica Amaral, Santo Christo Parish, Fall River; Mary Coady, St. Stanislaus Parish, Fall River; Anthony Francisco, St. Bernard Parish, Assonet; Maria Godoy, St. Mary of the Assumption Cathedral Parish, Fall River; Gloria Moniz, Our Lady of Grace Parish, Westport; James Mullen, St. John of God Parish, Somerset; Jason Neves, Good Shepherd Parish, Fall River; and William Pierce, Holy Name Parish, Fall River;

New Bedford Deanery

Emily Antao, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, New Bedford; Aleena Borra, St. Lawrence Martyr Parish, New Bedford; Brigid Burr, St. Joseph Parish, Fairhaven; Landon Cabral, Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish at St. James Church, New Bedford; Noah Clark, St. Julie Billiart Parish, North Dartmouth; Bianca Ligotti, St. Mary Parish, Dartmouth; Eamon Martin, St. Francis Xavier Parish, Acushnet; Brianna Mello, St. Mary Parish, Fairhaven; Kathryn Mello, St. John Neumann Parish, East Freetown; Jalyssa Ourique, Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Parish, New Bedford; Annabelle Pham, St. Patrick Parish, Wareham; Emaly Santos, Our Lady of the Assumption Parish, New Bedford; and Carlos Tejada Arias, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, New Bedford.

Taunton Deanery

Annabella Grace, St. Ann Parish, Raynham; Lily Harrington, Immaculate Conception Parish, North Easton; Emma Hart, Holy Family Parish, East Taunton; Bridgette McGinnis, Holy Cross Parish, South Easton; Sophia Pires, St. Mary Parish, Taunton; Malia Pires, St. Jude the Apostle Parish, Taunton; and Joseph Sousa, St. Andrew the Apostle Parish, Taunton.

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