Stone Soup PDX, the culinary training and meal making agency that works from several Catholic Charities buildings, recently organized a trash pickup around the Powell Boulevard headquarters.

The University of Portland Garaventa Center this spring hosted a short film and discussion about homelessness among elders.

Once the Portland City Council handles current urgencies, it will begin the work of designing more equitable systems for the city overall, says Elana Pirtle-Guiney, president of the new 12-member body.

A group of Cleveland High School students is reaching the world – by crossing the street.

Catholic Charities of Oregon has arranged a set of classes that help refugees integrate, succeed and stay well.

A woman weathered by years on the streets of Portland drops off an armful of dead phones and other devices, along with a cable clump that resembles colorful spaghetti. Catholic Charities staffer Reva Mauck patiently untangles the mess and gets everything plugged in. It’s a fitting metaphor for what happens during drop-in at the Catholic…

Catholic Charities invites people to ask for prayer – and they do, from their deepest hearts.

A woman who grew up in war-torn Germany has left most of her estate to fund refugee resettlement carried out by Catholic Charities of Oregon.

A resident of Catholic Charities housing uses her painting to heal and bring peace to the community.

It’s a gray drizzly Portland afternoon, a likely time for spirits to flag. But on the top floor of Catholic Charities of Oregon, a group of women sit in a friendly circle to breathe, stretch and energize.

A caring and dedicated champion of the most vulnerable Oregonians died May 24.

Two groups of Oregon high school students were so moved by the refugee resettlement work done by Catholic Charities that they designated $8,000 in grants to the agency.