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Every September for nearly three decades, 280 seniors from Jesuit High School in Portland have trekked a dozen miles along Spencer Road northeast of Toledo to celebrate Mass inside the Pacific …

In May 1939, performers from Seattle and Vancouver presented the grandest Catholic festival ever staged in the Pacific Northwest. It celebrated the anniversary of the arrival of two priests, Fathers F

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PORTLAND, Ore. (CNS) -- Oregon's rich Catholic history begins a few miles north in what was then Oregon Country and now is Washington state. Archaeological digs at Fort Vancouver, Washington, have uncovered a trove of Catholic artifacts from the earliest days of the church in the Pacific Northwest, including a crucifix, rosary beads and a Miraculous Medal, all from the 1840s.

Oregon’s rich Catholic history begins a few miles north in what was then Oregon Country and now is Washington state. Archaeological digs at Fort Vancouve

GERVAIS — Not all the scores of families who attended the 175th anniversary celebration of St. Louis Church in Gervais still live locally. But they were h

GERVAIS — Not all the scores of families who attended the 175th anniversary celebration of St. Louis Church in Gervais still live locally. But they were h

19th-century leader’s land once included most of the region

19th-century leader’s land once included most of the region

Founding family The Belleques — a blend of French Canadian voyageurs, Indigenous tribespeople and European migrants — are significant in the past, present and perhaps the future of Oregon’s church Frank Belleque and Maggie La Deroute were married in 1903 in St. Louis Church on French Prairie. Both were descendants of families with a mix of French Canadian and Indigenous heritage. 1/7/2021 12:39 PM select Julienne and Cypr...