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According to the Portland archdiocesan Office of Hispanic Ministry, around 50 percent of western Oregon's Catholics are Hispanic. The number of Hispanic students enrolled in Catholic schools, however, hasn't kept pace: Though the figures have inched upward, currently just 12 percent of elementary school students and 9 percent of secondary students are Hispanic.
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called on President Donald Trump to ease the "onerous" contraceptive mandate of the Department of Health and Human Services under the Affordable Care Act because it violates religious freedom.
Ara Parseghian died Aug. 2 at age 94. He led the Irish in the 1960s and 1970s to a 95-17-4 record and national titles in 1966 and 1973. He posted winning seasons in all 11 years, which included five major bowl game wins with the Catholic university in South Bend, Indiana.
the Quo Vadis summer camp brings young men from all over the diocese to the campus of Mount St. Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md. Some come because they are discerning the priesthood and religious life while others simply desire a closer relationship with Jesus. Quo Vadis is Latin for, “where are you going,” a question the campers were encouraged to ask themselves throughout the four-day summer camp.
Catholics of the Diocese of Arlington can join Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge in prayer during the biennial diocesan pilgrimage at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington Oct. 14.
p class="Body">With the help of diocesan Catholic Charities, a Retreat for People Facing Serious Illness will be held at the San Damiano Spiritual Life Center in White Post Sept. 22-24.
p class="Body">WASHINGTON — Calling a proposed piece of legislation "discriminatory," the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Committee on Migration called on the president and Congress to reject a bill that seeks to drastically cut legal immigration levels over a decade, and which also would greatly limit the ability of citizens and legal residents to bring family into the U.S.
