Diocesan agency asked by state to assist in caring for Venezuelan migrants
By Dave Jolivet
BOURNE — “They are us, and we are them.” That’s how Susan Mazzarella described the 48 migrants who made a perilous journey...
Candlelight procession and Mass for Peace in Fall River is October 10
FALL RIVER – Members of the Fall River Diocese are invited to join Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., in the annual Procession and...
St. Anthony of Padua, New Bedford, establishes parish Legion of Mary
NEW BEDFORD — St. Anthony of Padua in New Bedford has recently established a Legion of Mary. The group is going into its tenth...
St. Anne Shrine Preservation Society Board of Directors elects new officials
FALL RIVER — At the annual meeting of the St. Anne Shrine Preservation Society, Robert Gauvin was elected by the Board of Directors as...
Memorial Service for Aborted Children at St. Mary’s Cemetery September 10
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH — On Saturday, September 10, Pro-Life Americans throughout the country will gather at memorial sites dedicated in their honor for the 10th...
Mass of remembrance for St. Mother Teresa to be celebrated at St. Lawrence Martyr...
St. Mother Teresa prays during a Mass at St. Lawrence Martyr Church in New Bedford during her June 14, 1995 visit there. A Mass of remembrance will be celebrated at the same church on September 5, the 25th anniversary of her passing. (Anchor file photo)
Help needed to ease the supply shortage facing the Solanus Casey Food Pantry
In better days, shelves at the Solanus Casey Food Pantry in New Bedford were stocked with necessities for needy people in the New Bedford area. Since the pandemic, cutbacks and other obstacles have created a food shortage, bringing the pantry closer to shutting its doors.
Bishop da Cunha presides over International Pilgrimage at Shrine of Fatima in Portugal
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., leads a procession with the International Statue of Our Lady of Fatima during the recent International Pilgrimage at the Shrine of Fatima in Portugal. Story on page two. (Photo from the Shrine of Fatima Facebook page)
Diocesan Parish Leader Convocation slated for September in East Freetown
By Dave Jolivet
FALL RIVER — In their ongoing efforts to keep diocesan faithful informed and enlightened, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., and the...
