Affordable housing plan for Marylhurst advances

LAKE OSWEGO — A plan to build affordable housing at the former Marylhurst University got a boost in June when Oregon Housing and Community Services approved $4.25 million for the project.
Local sister a national vocations leader

BEAVERTON — A woman who grew up on an Oregon farm that supplied milk for the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon has been a longtime leader in the U.S. Catholic vocations movement.
Vatican: Racial, religious bigotry leads to human rights violations

World leaders must commit to rooting out the evil of racism, xenophobia and racial discrimination through meaningful legislation and action, said Archbishop Paul R. Gallagher, Vatican foreign minister.
Two brothers are lay missionaries

Two brothers from a Central Point Catholic family have left Oregon to serve as lay missionaries to the youth of the United States.
Portland parish intends to pray, keep watch in anticipation of possible Columbus Day vandalism

In anticipation of possible vandalism by anarchist and/or Antifa groups over Columbus Day weekend, members of Holy Redeemer Parish in North Portland plan to pray in eucharistic adoration and keep watch on church grounds the nights of Oct. 8-11. The FBI reached out to several local Catholic churches vandalized this summer so staff and parishioners could be on alert.

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Affordable housing plan for Marylhurst advances

LAKE OSWEGO — A plan to build affordable housing at the former Marylhurst University got a boost in June when Oregon Housing and Community Services approved $4.25 million for the project. READ MORE>>
Portland parish intends to pray, keep watch in anticipation of possible Columbus Day vandalism

In anticipation of possible vandalism by anarchist and/or Antifa groups over Columbus Day weekend, members of Holy Redeemer Parish in North Portland plan to pray in eucharistic adoration and keep watch on church grounds the nights of Oct. 8-11. The FBI reached out to several local Catholic churches vandalized this summer so staff and parishioners could be on alert. READ MORE>>

Archbishop Sample

Renewal out of portland?

Ed Langlois

During the early part of the pandemic, Archbishop Alexander Sample’s schedule crashed. He had more time to pray. That’s when something big happened.

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Stations in the city

Worshippers bear a large cross and pray in the heart of Portland, including busy Saturday Market

'One of the go-to places’

Since1937, Wichita Feed and Hardware has been operated by three generations of Cassinellis, an Italian Catholic family with a proclivity for hard work, fix-it hacks and down-to-earth friendliness.

Keep knowing, growing, going

Guided by mission, one Oregon parish kept experimenting amid the pandemic to keep ministry going.

Chapel Chats

Oregon Catholics have faced a year of unprecedented challenges since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in spring 2020. But on most Friday evenings since then, hundreds and often thousands of people find a source of solace in the home of their spiritual leader, Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Tenebrae returns

St. Mary Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Northwest Portland on March 31 held an ancient Holy Week rite with chanted psalms, readings from Scripture, words of the saints and even a brief simulated earthquake.