By Oregon Faith News Note, After a lengthy Portland Police Bureau investigation, US Marshals arrested a 61-year-old man from Boring accused of sexually abusing one girl for many times over nearly a decade between the time she was three and 12, and since his arrest, other victims have come forward. […]

Portland Archdiocese, Press Release, World Youth Day will take place in Seoul, South Korea, from August 3–8, 2027. The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon will not be organizing an official archdiocesan pilgrimage for this event. Parishes interested in participating are encouraged to arrange their own pilgrimage through an established Catholic […]

By Tim Arakawa, June 04, 2026 NW Adventist, When the “faithful four” from Albany Pathfinder Club reached the North American Division level of the Pathfinder Bible Experience this year, they carried more than just the word in their hearts: They brought a new way to study it. PBE is the […]

By Oregon Faith News Note, Trinity Episcopal Church, which started 175 years ago in a log cabin at Southwest Second Avenue and Oak Street in Portland, celebrated its anniversary in May by welcoming former clergy and congregants to its church on Nob Hill at 147 N.W. 19th Ave. Eight years […]

By Oregon Right to Life, (Oregon Right to Life) — Volunteers equipped with apologetics training and welcoming smiles are staffing pro-life fair booths across Oregon this summer, sharing vital information and engaging in meaningful dialogue with fairgoers. These conversations can have far-ranging impacts, changing hearts and minds in a state […]

Seminary graduate Ben Sand is using his 20 years of experience in social entrepreneurship to launch the Certificate in Community Initiatives program at Portland Seminary by Audrey Grice George Fox University, Ben Sand’s passion is social entrepreneurship. Since 2005, he’s been starting programs dedicated to addressing systemic issues like foster […]

By Portland Archdiocese, Press Release, Ascend, formerly the Catholic Schools Endowment Foundation (CSEF), provided $971,000 in tuition assistance and hardship funding for the 2025-26 school year, helping more than 500 students attend Archdiocese of Portland elementary schools across western Oregon. For many families, the desire to provide a Catholic education […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation If students are skipping school, do you change the rules, so they aren’t required to attend? Oregon Department of Education officials submitted a proposal to the state Senate that recommended repealing compulsory attendance in a state with among the highest student absentee rates—nearly a […]

Oregon Right to Life Celebrates Fourth Anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson By Oregon Right to Life, Salem, Ore — Today, June 24, 2026, marks the fourth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic decision in Dobbs v. Jackson. The landmark ruling overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, […]

Oregon Faith News Note: This is a re-occurring story in Oregon where a man convicted of distributing child pornography is arrested, given a light sentence and released only to be re-arrested later. Below is the statement from the Oregon U.S. Attorney office. Corvallis Man Sentenced to Almost 20 Years in […]