Parishes bring Risen Christ to homes across diocese
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. — As people anxiously wait for the Coronavirus pandemic to peak and show signs of slowing down, no place is safe from the scourge....
New Bedford teen constructs crosses to provide hope during pandemic
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — Like most teen-agers who have been confined to online learning and restricted from attending social gatherings with friends during the Coronavirus pandemic, 18-year-old Jill Fernandes has had a...
Bishop connects with virtual Liturgies, video messages during Holy Week
FALL RIVER, Mass. — The last several weeks under the cloud of the Coronavirus have been challenging for everyone, with students converting to online learning, people adjusting to working...
Bishop sends encouraging message to diocesan health care workers
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Amidst the Coronavirus pandemic, one of the hardest hit groups have been the elderly, due to their susceptibility to the virus, and the health care workers who...
Through trying times diocesan Strategic and Pastoral Planning ministry moves forward with optimism
FALL RIVER, Mass. — While working from home is the new normal, this new normal can come with limitations.
But that hasn’t left, the diocesan Strategic and Pastoral Planning Office spinning...
Young Catholics keep the faith, remain ‘happy together’ while nested miles apart during virus...
NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — It’s a pop/rock song that was released by The Turtles more than 30 years before they were born. The simple, upbeat song is “Happy Together,” and a...
Area St. Vincent de Paul societies adapt to social distancing without forgetting the people...
TTLEBORO, Mass. — A sense of normalcy has become a thing of the past for everyone across the Diocese of Fall River during the COVID-19 pandemic. But there is a group...
Cape Cod deacon creates ‘Rosary in Times of Epidemic Disease’ to join faithful in...
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Everyone across the Diocese of Fall River is feeling the effects of life turned upside down by a deadly virus that has aggressively made its way across...
With Christ as co-pilot, priests bring blessings during diocesan flyover
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — In an effort to raise the spirits of faithful across the diocese during the Coronavirus pandemic, two diocesan priests recently...
Father Jim Phalan, C.S.C., named national director of Family Rosary
EASTON, Mass. — Father Jim Phalan, C.S.C., has been named national director of Family Rosary, responsible for day-to-day operations of the ministry founded in...
