Why would ‘the blind’ need a Guild?
FALL RIVER — Nationwide, by the year 2025, the number of cases of macular degeneration alone, setting aside glaucoma, retinitis, and all the other...
Schools expand partnership with S.E.A.L. Foundation to provide special education services to more students
FALL RIVER — It can often be difficult for families to find a school where their student with learning differences is welcomed and given...
Bishop Hendricken Administrator Joins Diocesan Catholic Schools
FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Office is pleased to announce that, after a nationwide search, Vincent (Vin) Mancuso will...
Annual Provincetown Blessing of the Fleet continues amid restrictions
Father Hugh McCullough blesses a kayaker who rowed up to the boat from which the blessings were given. (Photo by Deacon Alan Thadeu)
Diocese receives 18 Elect as Catholics
FALL RIVER — One of the highlights of each Lenten Season in the Catholic Church is the reception of candidates who have studied and...
Celebrating 30 years of assisting Catholic school students, FACE welcomes season with two events
By Dave Jolivet, Editor
FALMOUTH — The diocesan Foundation to Advance Catholic Education (FACE) has two special summer events coming up quickly. One, a summer...
Mercy Sunday provides Fitting Setting for Mass of Atonement
By Dave Jolivet, Editor
FALL RIVER — In the 1930s, when Jesus appeared to Polish Sister Faustina Kowalska, He brought a message of God’s great...
Online sessions, school and diocese partnership helps open pathway to Villanova University’s programs for...
By Jack Kearns, Director of the Diocesan Office of Communications
The Center for Church Management of Villanova University’s School of Business has offered programs for...
St. Anne’s Shrine in Midst of 10-Year Renovation Plan
By Bryan Boyle, Special to The Anchor
FALL RIVER — St. Anne’s Shrine, under the care of the all-volunteer, laity-led St. Anne’s Shrine Preservation Society,...
Bishop da Cunha’s 2021 Easter Message
Dear Friends in Christ,
As we celebrate another Easter, we are reminded that, even in the midst of a pandemic, this is a time...