Building Faith Blog Celebrates Its Third Year On October 21, 2019, I launched this Building Faith blog which was one of the fruits of the diocesan “Rebuilding in Faith and Hope” initiative and a wonderful way to celebrate my fifth year as Bishop of Fall River. Throughout
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Celebrating Mass at St. John Lateran My recent ad limina visit in Rome included the great honor of being the celebrant of a Mass in the Basilica of St John Lateran. Walking into this magnificent Basilica brought memories of my first Papal Mass at St John Lateran, Holy
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My Meeting with Pope Francis This was my third ad limina visit, and probably I would say the best one. Although Pope Francis was detained in joining us, because of another commitment, he did not rush his time with us. Giving the Bishops of
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This week I am in Rome, with about twenty of my fellow Region I Bishops, for our ad limina visit with Pope Francis. As faithful people, we are called to trust in God’s timing, even when it appears inopportune. This mandatory meeting with the Pope and
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