Duarte Camara, president of the 2022 Great Feast of the Holy Ghost of New England, said there’s an enhanced anticipation regarding this year’s celebration, as no one knows exactly how new restrictions and the two-year forced hiatus due to the pandemic will ultimately impact the festivities.
NEW BEDFORD A New Bedford priest accused of sexually abusing a minor has filed a defamation suit against the Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River.
Daniel Lacroix, 61, was placed on administrative leave for alleged misconduct in November 2019. At the time, he was serving as co-pastor at three North End churches St. Joseph-St. Therese, St. Mary, and Our Lady of Fatima Parishes.
A Ministerial Review Board in November 2020 determined the allegations of sexual abuse of a minor were credible and subsequently removed Lacroix permanently from ministry.
On Feb. 29, Lacroix filed the lawsuit seeking relief from the Fall River Diocese Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, who he says substantially and irreparably harmed his reputation.