Bishop Blog: Helping Our Neighbors

Bishop Blog: Helping Our Neighbors

  Interfaith Solidarity Walk for Ukraine On Sunday, May 1, I joined the Interfaith Solidarity Walk for Ukraine through the streets of Fall River and was honored to say a few words to participants upon its conclusion at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Fall

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Bishop’s Blog: Visit to Brazil

Bishop’s Blog: Visit to Brazil

I am back from vacation and time with my family in Brazil. As usual, January is when I take some time to rest, recharge my energies, and reconnect with my family. This year, besides time for and with family, I included work for the U.S. Conference of

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Bishop’s Blog: March for Life and Word of God Sunday

Bishop’s Blog: March for Life and Word of God Sunday

Nationwide Prayer Vigil for Life to Take Place from January 20-21 This week, Catholics across the country are encouraged to observe a nationwide prayer vigil from Thursday, January 20 to Friday, January 21, 2022, marking the 49th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 1973 Roe v. Wade

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Bishop’s Blog: November Events

Bishop’s Blog: November Events

2021 US Bishops’ Fall General Assembly This week I am in Baltimore, Maryland, for the General Assembly of US Bishops, also known as the November 2021 Plenary Assembly. It is nice to be back in person again after two years of meeting via Zoom. Connecting with and

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Bishop’s Blog: Steps Forward

Bishop’s Blog: Steps Forward

  Mass to Open Synod Process Last Sunday, I opened the diocesan phase of the Synod —For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission—in the Fall River Diocese in the context of Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. A synod indicates the way that the members of the

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