St. Anthony of Padua procession a Fall River tradition Deborah Allard People watched from the sidewalk and many a front porch as a set of oxen pulled a decorated cart topped by the crown of the ...

FALL RIVER — Two years after announcing a review of allegations of sexual abuse against minors, the Diocese of Fall River on Thursday released a list of 75 clergy credibly or publicly accused.

After a two-year review process, the Diocese of Fall River has released a list of 75 clergy credibly or publicly accused of sexual abuse of a minor.

Degagne worked at St. John in Attleboro, Holy Name in Fall River, St. Anthony of Padua in New Bedford, Notre Dame in Fall River, Sacred Heart in North Attleboro, ...

Successive pastorates followed at St. Anthony of Padua, Fall River, from 1991 to 1994; St. James, New Bedford, 1994 to 2004; St. Michael and then St. Francis of Assisi, Swansea, 2004-2006.

The diocese’s review revealed that 44 of the 650 priests who have served as a Fall River Diocesan priest since the diocese’s founding in 1904, or roughly 7%, have been credibly accused of ...

YMCA lifeguard Thomas Hargis, who assisted in performing lifesaving CPR on a Y member July 11, talks to Fall River EMTs at the Fall River YMCA on Monday, July 22, 2024. In hindsight, Hargis said ...

November 2000 — During an annual review, auditors of the National Credit Union Administration find discrepancies in Padua Federal Credit Union’s financial books. Jan. 3, 2001 — Lo… ...