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A new Catholic ministry in the Portland area is working to provide long-term housing and practical support for pregnant women facing difficult circumstances while inviting parishes, schools, clergy, and the wider Catholic community to help make that vision a reality.

The Archdiocese of Portland will not be organizing an official archdiocesan pilgrimage for this event. Parishes that wish to participate are encouraged to make their own travel arrangements through a reputable Catholic pilgrimage or tour company.

For the 2025–26 school year, Ascend awarded $971,000 in tuition assistance and hardship funding, helping more than 500 students attend Archdiocese of Portland elementary schools across western Oregon.

Beginning July 5, 2026, St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception will offer additional Mass and Confession times.

Summer should be a season of possibility. But for many of our neighbors, it can also bring new challenges. Rising temperatures, limited resources and the rising cost of everyday essentials mean that even something as simple as a clean T-shirt, lightweight pants or a pair of comfortable shoes can make a meaningful difference.

With gratitude for their priestly service to the people of the Archdiocese, the Most Rev. Alexander K. Sample announces the following parish assignments and priest updates (effective July 1, 2026 unless otherwise noted)

It is with deep sorrow that we share the passing of our seminarian Tom Kloucek, who passed away unexpectedly following medical complications.

Prayer is ‘the most free, universal and disruptive response to death,’ the Pope said in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 11.