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Bishop's Blog
11
Jan
2024
Bishop’s Blog: Pastoral Councils

The Diocesan Pastoral Council The Second Vatican Council urged every diocese to establish a pastoral council “whose responsibility is to investigate under the authority of the Bishop all those things …

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Bishop's Blog
5
Jan
2024
Bishop’s Blog: National Eucharistic Congress

July 2024 Eucharistic Congress After three years, the National Eucharistic Revival will conclude the week of July 17-21 with a National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis, Indiana. What an exciting moment …

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In the News
2
Jan
2024
Retired New Bedford Pastor, Father Kropiwnicki, dies at 91

Father Henry K. Kropiwnicki, 91, a retired priest of the Diocese of Fall River, died Sunday, December 24, 2023, at Charlton Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. He was the …

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Bishop's Blog
30
Dec
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Celebrations on the First of January

  On Monday, January 1st, the Church marks three important events — the Solemnity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God, World Day of Peace, and New Year’s …

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Bishop's Blog
22
Dec
2023
Bishop’s Blog: 2023 Christmas Message and Video

  Dear Friends in Christ, In this familiar passage from our Mass on Christmas, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace. “For a child is born to us, …

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In the News
21
Dec
2023
Christmas Message 2023

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2023 Dear Friends in Christ, In this familiar passage from our Mass on Christmas, we read that Jesus is the Prince of Peace.  “For a child is born …

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In the News
20
Dec
2023
2023 Christmas Greeting from Bishop da Cunha

 

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In the News
18
Dec
2023
Diocesan Statement on Vatican Declaration on Possibility of Blessing Same-Sex Couples

Statement of the Diocese of Fall River December 18, 2023 “Sharing God’s blessing is at the heart of the mission of the Church. Fiducia supplicans, the declaration issued today by …

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In the News
18
Dec
2023
Area Christmas Masses to be Broadcast

FALL RIVER — Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., will be the principal celebrant and homilist of the Mass for Christmas to be broadcast on Christmas Day from 12 noon …

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Bishop's Blog
14
Dec
2023
Bishop’s Blog: Remembering with Gratitude

  Saturday, December 9, I traveled to St. Nicholas Parish in Palisades Park, NJ, where I was assigned in 1983, one year after my ordination to the priesthood. I remained …

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