Diocesan woman installed as President-Elect of NCCW
Beth Mahoney, principal at St. Stanislaus School in Fall River, was recently installed as president of the National Council of Catholic Women, at the national meeting in Arlington, Va. on August 28. With Mahoney are, from left, Bishop Michael Buridge of the Diocese of Arlington, Va., and Father Thomas Washburn, pastor of the Catholic Community of Central Fall River.
MCC issues alert on assisted suicide bill
BOSTON, Mass. — The Physician Assisted Suicide (PAS) bill has been reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Public Health. It is not to...
Parishes bring risen Christ to homes across diocese
By Dave JolivetPrint Editordavejolivet@anchornews.org
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass. — As people anxiously wait for the Coronavirus pandemic to peak and show signs of slowing down, no place is safe...
Bishop installs 15 candidates as Readers
On June 22, 15 candidates currently in formation for the permanent diaconate were installed as Readers by Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., at Holy Trinity Church in Fall River. Back row, from left: Scott Taveira, Shawn Seybert, John O’Brien, Americo Miranda, Bishop da Cunha, James Adams, Tyrone Gonsalves, Jeremias Carraras, and Deacon Frank Lucca, co-director of the diocesan Permanent Diaconate Office. Front row: Leonard Guyette, Joseph Martinho, Thomas Martin, David Roderick, David Gaspar, Richard Fish, David Laird, and Philip Koch.
Eightieth Annual Catholic Appeal closes with outstanding total of $4.6M
FALL RIVER—The 80th Catholic Appeal, “Time to Gather, Time to Heal, Time to Love,” has closed with results representing the annual campaign’s best year...
Father Robert J. Spitzer to present ‘There is Scientific Evidence of the Existence of...
FALL RIVER — The Diocese of Fall River Catholic Schools Alliance is pleased to announce that Father Robert J. Spitzer will present “There is...
Missionaries of La Salette in North America elect Cape Cod pastor as new leader
BREWSTER — Father William V. Kaliyadan, M.S., pastor of Our Lady of the Cape Parish in Brewster, was elected to be the provincial superior...
Students at All Saints Catholic School raise $1,000 for New Bedford child in need...
All Saints Catholic School students show their support for Jeremiahs and his family as they anticipate Jeremiahs̕ need for a heart transplant.
St. Lawrence Church 200th Anniversary Mass is November 21
Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part history of St. Lawrence Church in New Bedford. The introduction was written by the editor....
Forty-hour Eucharistic devotion set to begin across diocese
New Bedford held a Corpus Christi procession with faithful adoring the Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady’s Chapel. Another procession and Adoration also took place in Fall River.
