st. lawrence

Remembering Her Visit
Remembering Her Visit
Remembering Her Visit
While most of the world celebrated Mother Teresa's canonization in Rome, many locals honored her life at New Bedford's St. Lawrence Martyr Church on Sunday afternoon. Now being called St. Teresa of Calcutta, she visited St. Lawrence Church back in 1995...
Local Priest Removed
Local Priest Removed
Local Priest Removed
The reasons are vague, but the Fall River Diocese says Father Marek Chmurski is still a priest in good standing. In a written statement, the Diocese says Father Chmurski was removed as the pastor at Saint Lawrence Martyr Parish in New Bedford after Bishop George Coleman heard from several parishioners over the past several months, becoming increasingly concerned over Father Chmurski's ministry...
Thieves Take Copper Piping from Church
Thieves Take Copper Piping from Church
Thieves Take Copper Piping from Church
Copper thieves have made off with sections of drainage pipes from St. Lawrence's Church on Summer Street in New Bedford. Staff members speculate the thieves stole the copper from the rear of the church Wednesday night, taking a pipe that reaches from the roof of the church all the way to the ground...