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Marist students participate in synodal discernment

EUGENE — In the spring 2022 issue of Marist, a magazine for alumni, parents and friends of Marist High School in Eugene, Rick Martin, the school’s director of campus ministry and formation, wrote about Marist’s participation in the church’s Synod on Synodality.
Summer retreat set at Our Lady of Peace

This summer it’s possible to join the Franciscan Sisters at Our Lady of Peace Retreat for their 49th annual Catholic Education Retreat/Summer Institute, July 10-15. The theme is “Mystical Union with Mary.”
Pope Francis: Catholic-Eastern Orthodox dialogue can promote world peace

“Seeking Christian unity is not merely a question internal to the Churches,” he said June 30. “It is an essential condition for the realization of an authentic universal fraternity, manifested in justice and solidarity towards all.”
Central African Republic bishops warn of 'convulsions' from Ukraine war

Catholic bishops in the Central African Republic have warned that disrupted food and fuel supplies during the war in Ukraine are undermining the quest for peace and stability.
Bilingual conference on mental health set

A free conference that seeks to break the stigma of mental illness and offer help is set for Saturday, July 16, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. at St. Anthony Parish in Tigard, 9905 SW McKenzie. Workshops will be held in English and Spanish.
Missionaries of Charity kicked out of Nicaragua

The Missionaries of Charity have been expelled from Nicaragua, the latest in a series of attacks on the Catholic Church and its ministries from the Central American country's increasingly repressive government.
Pope condemns 'barbaric' attack on shopping center in Ukraine

Pope Francis again pleaded for an end to hostilities in Ukraine after missiles struck a shopping center filled with people.
Milwaukie student wins international essay prize

MILWAUKIE — Five young people who attend Christ the King Church in Milwaukie have been recognized in the state Knights of Columbus essay contest. One student, Jack Burnside, is the International Winner.
The art of finding Christ on the streets

The woman had gotten off the bus on Southeast Flavel, near 92nd Avenue, and slowly pulled a hand cart carefully packed with worn bags. Neatly though casually dressed, she walked with immense weariness. Perhaps she’d just gotten off a long day’s work. Or perhaps, considering the hand cart, she was on her way home from a frustrating shopping trip.
Pope Francis: ‘I have been able to walk for three days’

The Vatican has released a video of Pope Francis telling a group of bishops from Brazil this week that his mobility has improved. “I have been able to walk for three days,” the pope said with a wave on June 27 as he walked with the help of a cane across the library of the Apostolic Palace.
Supreme Court sides with football coach in prayer case

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in favor of a Washington state high school football coach in a First Amendment case concerning his right to pray on the field.
Archbishop asks church to be in solidarity with migrants who died in truck

The archbishop of San Antonio offered prayers for 46 people found dead and another 16 survivors discovered June 27 in sweltering conditions in a semitruck.
Priest pitches

The priest showed good overhand form and velocity, in the style of a bowler in cricket.
'Being kind comes naturally to him'

At the beginning of the Rite of Ordination, after the director of vocations assures the archbishop that the candidate has been found worthy and the archbishop chooses the candidate for the order of the priesthood, it’s the people’s turn to speak.
Mexican bishops: The country is spattered in the blood of the dead and disappeared

"Our Mexico is being spattered in the blood of so many dead and disappeared," the Catholic Church in the country decried, remembering the thousands of victims of organized crime in the country, especially the two recently murdered Jesuit priests.
Indigenous hope papal apology in Canada will push justice, healing in U.S.

A papal apology on Indigenous land in Canada is relevant south of the border.
Sign vandalized at All Saints

As of midday June 26, only one Catholic church in Portland has been vandalized as abortion rights protests grew violent in the city June 25 and early June 26. More reports may come in later.
How bishops around the U.S. have responded to Dobbs

The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade in a 5-4 decision, bringing an end to nearly a half-century of nationwide legalized abortion in the U.S. The June 24 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was welcomed by Catholic bishops across the country.
Look to the future, not to the past, pope tells families

Christian families are called to embark on a journey of love and service that will lead them to joy and hope for the future, Pope Francis said.
Records of Jews who sought Vatican help during Holocaust to go public

Relatives of Holocaust survivors and victims can now look through the files of more than 2,700 Jews who sought help through Vatican channels to escape Nazi persecution before and during the Second World War. The archives have gone public on the internet at the request of Pope Francis.

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