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Pope announces new cardinals, including U.S. Archbishop Gregory

Pope Francis announced he will create 13 new cardinals Nov. 28, including Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory of Washington.
Remembering the fire that took their school

It was July 16, 1970. Tim Maguigan, his three brothers and some of their friends walked through the empty and blackened halls of their academic home — North Catholic High School. The smell of smoke lingered.
The Catholic Sentinel: Defending the faith in recent decades

Former Catholic Sentinel reporter and layout editor Jon DeBellis described the paper as a way for people to feel connected to the church beyond their parish. “I’m not rich, so I can’t fly to Rome to experience the Vatican,” he said. “But working for the paper gave me a sense of the bigger church. Reading it still does.”
Pope Francis names new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

Pope Francis named Italian Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa as the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem Saturday. Pizzaballa has served as apostolic administrator of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem since 2016, while the office of Latin Patriarch has remained vacant.
Silence: Key for theology students to hear God’s voice

Mount Angel Seminary’s intensive spirituality program, which kicks off the year for first-year theology students, is a well-known — and sometimes anxiety-producing — part of its program.
A Catholic firefighter’s calling in Oregon

It was 3 a.m. when Scott West climbed into bed Sept. 8, the day after Oregon’s fires turned catastrophic. He’d had no time to process the night’s blur of activity, the power and omnipresent feel of the blazes, or that he’d likely saved two lives.
Poll finds majority of Catholics hold some concern about climate change

A large majority of Catholic voters believe climate change is a serious or somewhat serious concern and that governments at all levels as well as corporations and individuals must take stronger action to address it, according to results of a new poll released Oct. 22.
St. Vincent de Paul working to keep up with need

When the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the country in March and April, helping agencies like St. Vincent de Paul’s Portland Council could only be unprepared.
Food box supplier changes

The federal government has changed suppliers for assembling federal coronavirus food aid. The Archdiocese of Portland and a handful of parishes around the western part of the state have been distribution partners.
Marcos Alvarado: Giving one’s life to Christ

Marcos Alvarado laughs easily, in a way that invites others to laugh with him. He also prays easily — again, in a way that invites others to pray with him.
As election nears, 'split' Catholic voters try to find dialogue amid rancor

Both are Catholic, but their views couldn't have been more different. One woman said she was voting for a particular candidate because of her beliefs against abortion. The other said she was voting for his opponent because the incumbent had harmed life for many in a variety of ways and it went against her religious beliefs.
Highlights from the US bishops’ statement on public and political life

• We bishops do not intend to tell Catholics for whom or against whom to vote. Our purpose is to help Catholics form their consciences in accordance with God’s truth.
Rosary Bowl message: Mary guides us through the fog

KEIZER — The morning was dark and damp, as the Willamette Valley was heavily blanketed with thick fog laced with smoke. Soon, a light of hope would be cast upon some souls in western Oregon.
Demonstrators burn two churches in Chile on anniversary of protests

Demonstrators burned two Catholic churches in Chile, where gatherings to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests against inequality descended into chaos.
Disciples of all nations: Cultural diversity at Mount Angel

ST. BENEDICT — While the Catholic Church boasts of members from “all tribes, peoples and languages” (Rv 7:9), it can be difficult for the average Catholic to experience this universality in practice.
WATCH: Rosary, exorcism held to bring peace and justice to city

Archbishop Alexander Sample offered a rosary for peace and conducted an exorcism for a city that has witnessed peaceful racial justice protests peppered with riots for more than four months.
Judge denies Brooklyn diocese injunction against NY coronavirus restrictions

A federal court ruled against the Diocese of Brooklyn on Friday in its case against new coronavirus restrictions which impose local limits on Mass attendance.
TV film fare — week of Oct. 18

NEW YORK (CNS) — The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of Oct. 18. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations.
Diverse paths merged in Beaverton religious community

BEAVERTON — It seems God guides people past closed doors to open windows. The vocational tracks for two Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Sorrows began in different parts of the world, went many directions, then led to one place of peace in Beaverton.
Hate speech, rowdy convoys: Minority Armenians in Turkey feel targeted

Turkey's Armenian community says it is increasingly fearful about the reemergence of anti-Armenian sentiment in the country as conflict rages in the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh.

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