My 2022 Visit to Brazil Last year my visit home to Brazil included work for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for the Church in Latin America. I shared highlights from my meetings; it was such a joy to pray with them, spend time
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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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Fatima Shrine, Portugal Earlier this month, from August 12th through 14th, I was honored to preside over the International Pilgrimage at the Sanctuary of Fatima in Portugal. This celebration had been originally scheduled for 2020, rescheduled for 2021, and gratefully finally came to fruition in 2022.
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Fostering Vocations — Quo Vadis Last week, the Diocese of Fall River Office of Vocations hosted a Quo Vadis retreat. It was a pleasure to attend and spend some time speaking with the young men participating. Quo Vadis—from Latin, meaning “where are you going”—is an opportunity for
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The Lumen Christi Cathedral Gala I was pleased to join with laity and clergy from around the Diocese for the inaugural Lumen Christi Cathedral Gala last Wednesday, June 8, at White’s of Westport. The proceeds will help to start funding the cost of making critical repairs to
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Ordination to the Priesthood On Saturday, June 4, the Diocese of Fall River welcomed 4 new priests as I ordained Transitional Deacons Matthew F. Laird, 29, of Sandwich; William O’Donnell III, 44, of Harwich; Gregory Quenneville, 37, of Attleboro; and Laurent M. Valliere, 40, of Fall
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