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North Catholic: Buildings gone, spirit remains

When an alternative public school off North Emerald Avenue in Portland closed in 2014, workers razed the building to make room for new housing. The last concrete vestige of North Catholic High School had vanished.
Faith-based groups ask Congress to fund international pandemic assistance

A coalition of faith-based organizations is asking Congress to take immediate action to help fund efforts to help fight the coronavirus pandemic overseas. “If we don’t beat COVID-19 everywhere, we can’t beat it anywhere,” said Catholic Relief Services, one of the letter’s signatories.
Archives reveal abuse allegations against Schonstatt founder

VATICAN CITY — Documents uncovered from the recently opened archives of the pontificate of Pope Pius XII revealed allegations of sexual abuse and abuse of power against the founder of the Schonstatt movement, Father Joseph Kentenich.
Memories connect alums of lost school

They all remember where they were when they first heard their school, North Catholic, was burning the morning of July 14, 1970.
Vatican appeals for debt relief for developing countries at United Nations

ROME — The Permanent Observer of the Holy See to the United Nations in Geneva is urging countries to help relieve the “crippling external debt burdens” of developing countries struggling in the coronavirus pandemic.
Report marks 20th year of U.S. efforts to address trafficking worldwide

WASHINGTON — Government-sponsored trafficking is "a perversion of any government's reason for existence," which is "to protect rights, not crush them," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during the release of the 20th annual Trafficking in Persons Report.
She was Queen of Rosaria, 1938

But for the pandemic, this is the time of year when Portland’s Rose Festival Queen would hit high gear. She’d attend parades, pose for photos and speak to children.
Vatican financial watchdog hails ‘rising trend’ in reports to Promoter of Justice

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s financial watchdog authority reported Friday that it received 64 suspicious activity reports in 2019, 15 of which it forwarded to the Promoter of Justice for possible prosecution.
Cardinal Dolan: Broad criticism of NYPD unfairly tarnishes police officers

NEW YORK — Utilizing personal stories from his interactions with the New York Police Department, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan said in a newspaper column that the city's police officers deserve better treatment and broad support on the job.
Western Oregon Catholic papers garner journalism awards

The Catholic Sentinel and El Centinela earned 31 prizes during the 2020 Catholic Media Conference.
How Catholics can work to 'expel this demon' of racism

WASHINGTON — Catholics can use the weapons of faith to expel racism from society, black Catholic leaders said on Wednesday at an online forum on the future of the United States.
Vatican's top diplomat meets about Mideast with U.S., Israeli ambassadors

VATICAN CITY — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state, met with the U.S. and Israeli ambassadors to the Vatican to express concern that "possible unilateral actions" on their part would further jeopardize peace in the region.
Benedict XVI’s brother Georg Ratzinger has died

ROME — Benedict XVI’s older brother Georg Ratzinger died Wednesday, just a little more than one week after the pope emeritus' visit.
Cardinal Zen says he's prepared for arrest under Hong Kong security law

HONG KONG — Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said that while he will remain prudent, he is prepared to suffer arrest and trials under Hong Kong's sweeping new national security law.
Junior high students organize protest

While many adults are uneasy with the unrest in the city and nation, one group of Portland youths came forward to say they feel the pain of generations of systematic racism, violence and hate.
70 YEARS OF MINISTRY: Franciscan Sr. Frances Marie Calhoun

News has come that Franciscan Sister Frances Marie Calhoun (formerly Sister Joseph Therese) died June 29, on the 70th year of her religious profession. She was born in Klamath Falls where she was a member of Sacred Heart Parish.
60 YEARS OF MINISTRY: Sr. Joyce Barsotti, Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon

Sister Joyce Barsotti, daughter of Bruno and Catherine Barsotti, was born in Portland one of 10 brothers and sisters. She graduated from St. Mary of the Valley School in 1958. She and her five blood sisters all attended the school for all 12 years of their basic education.
Jesuit hurler chosen in first round

The 15th overall pick in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft is a pitcher from Jesuit High School in Portland.
Supreme Court rejects Montana 'Blaine Amendment' in religious schools case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Montana state constitution’s bar on public funding of religious institutions violates the First Amendment.
U.S. Catholic media must inspire unity amid division, pope says

VATICAN CITY — Catholic media outlets in the United States are called to break down barriers that prevent dialogue and honest communication between people and communities, Pope Francis said.

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