St. Anne Shrine announces 2023 schedule of events
FALL RIVER — St. Anne Shrine, with the generous permission of Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., has set its preliminary schedule of events...
FACE 25th Annual Summer Gala honors educator, raises nearly $200,000 for financial assistance for...
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., greets the FACE Summer Gala co-chairs, Dick and Marilyn Colman, at the recent event to raise funds for students in need.
Foundation to Advance Catholic Education special second collection is September 10 and 11
Help support Catholic education in the Diocese of Fall River by donating at the second collection for FACE on September 10 and 11.
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...
Fifteen men installed as Acolytes by Bishop da Cunha
Fifteen candidates currently preparing for the Permanent Diaconate for the Diocese of Fall River were installed as Acolytes by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., on June 21: Front, left to right: Scott Taveira, Joseph Martino, Richard Fish, David Laird, David Roderick, Thomas Martin, and Shawn Seybert. Back, left to right: Philip Koch, Tyrone Gonsalves, Father Bob Oliveira, co-director, Office of the Permanent Diaconate; John O’Brien, Americo Miranda, the bishop, David Gaspar, Leonard Guyette, Deacon Frank Lucca, co-director, Office of the Permanent Diaconate; Jeremias Carranza, and James Adams.
Diocese ‘rejoices, celebrates and prays’ with four newly-ordained priests
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V. is surrounded by brother priests during the Prayer of Ordination for Fathers Matthew Laird, William O’Donnell III, Gregory Quenneville, and Laurent Valliere at St. Mary’s Cathedral on June 4. (Photo by Deacon Alan Thadeu)
Guild for the Blind aided by generous Appeal donations
FALL RIVER — The 81st annual Catholic Appeal “Journeying Together in Faith and Love” has raised $3 million to date, with three weeks remaining...
FACE Summer Gala celebrates its 25th anniversary on Cape Cod
OSTERVILLE — The Foundation to Advance Catholic Education, which raises money for scholarships to assist with the costs of a Catholic education, works very...
Bishop da Cunha approves events at St. Anne’s Shrine
Fall River — On February 8, St. Anne Shrine of Fall River received the generous permission of Bishop Edgar da Cunha, S.D.V., D.D. for...
Diocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry to host workshop November 13
By Dave Jolivet
FALL RIVER — Sister Paulina Hurtado, O.P., coordinator of the diocesan Hispanic Apostolate has extended an invitation to a gathering and workshop,...