NEWBERG — Diane Drew is busy turning pages of photos of parish life at the back of St. Peter Catholic Church here.

A member for 28 years, she came to Newberg in 1979 when her husband got a job at Austin Dental Equipment Company here — now one of the largest dental equipment manufacturers in the world.

Catholic Charities of western Oregon has begun construction on the former site of the St. Vincent de Paul of Portland headquarters in Southeast Portland, turning the former food bank and social service organization’s property into affordable housing and a Catholic Charities service center.

Margaret Godfrey, whose work aiding refugees in Europe led to a career in helping countless refugees and immigrants in the city of Portland, died Jan. 24. She was 78.

Catholics from the Archdiocese of Portland last weekend gathered to give praise to God for the gift of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s mission, and for his role in the the cause of civil rights.

An anti-racism committee of St. Andrew Parish in Northeast Portland honored two people Sunday at an awards ceremony marking Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

For the past several years (give or take a few), the congregation has given out awards to individuals who best exemplify the philosophies and spirit of Dr. King with their service to the community.

Lisa LeSage’s biggest pet peeve is people picking on other people.

A seasoned civil rights attorney, she’s worked on fair housing and housing discrimination cases, and dozens of legal cases with farmworkers, including work as prosecutor on the only slavery case ever heard in the state of Oregon.

The assemblies, which came into being in 2000 as an advisory tool for Archbishop John Vlazny and the wider church in western Oregon, have now narrowed their focus to three pastoral priorities: the multicultural church, youth and young adult ministry and faith formation at all levels. The theme of the assembly, 'Seeds of Hope,' seemed to be the overwhelming sentiment of participants, even wit ...

The question is not what do the Knights of Columbus do for the church; the question is what do the Knights 'not' do for the church? From basketball free-throw competitions and cookouts, fixing church roofs, adding to liturgical celebrations to providing life insurance for fellow members, the caped, feathered-hat wearing Catholic fraternal organization for 124 years has been a community and f ...

ST. BENEDICT - Organ, marimba, two vocal performances and a picnic dinner were all a part of the 35th annual Abbey Bach Festival, held last week at Mount Angel Abbey here. Every year the festival brings classical musicians to the hilltop abbey to perform for three nights. This year's festival featured the music of Heitor Villa-Lobos, Hans Leo Hassler, Francisco Soto de Langa, Rogers and Ham ...

MOUNT ANGEL - Paint smudged across the front of the big screen television, ransacked offices and stolen electronics were just a taste of the damage done to the Father Bernard Youth Center here the weekend before July 4. Vandals made off with small electronics, even being so bold as to tear the hard drives out of three of the Catholic youth center's computers. 'Most of the materials were ret ...