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...
Annual appeal continues; diocesan seminarians aided by area faithful
Deacon William O'Connell III, left and Matt Laird prepare the altar for a recent Liturgy.
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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...
Historic Fall River Area First Friday Club makes post-pandemic return
FALL RIVER — Hosted by Knights of Columbus at St. Anthony of the Desert Parish in Fall River, the Fall River Area First Friday...
Masses to resume in diocese May 30-31 following guidelines
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Following Governor Charlie Baker’s announcement on May 18 allowing the resumption of services at houses of worship in Massachusetts, Bishop...
Forty-three teens receive Pope St. Pius X Youth Award
Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., with the recipients of the Pope St. Pius X Youth Awards following a ceremony at St. Mary’s Cathedral in Fall River on May 9.
Newly-instituted diocesan secretariat hit the ground running
By Dave Jolivet
FALL RIVER —On July 1, 2021, Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., established the diocesan Secretariat for the New Evangelization whose mission...
Cathedral garden providing food for the body and mind
FALL RIVER — The bad news is that many folks in prior generations and some still around today couldn’t give a hoot about...
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...
