As the national spotlight landed on his city and its ongoing protests, Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample July 24 made a plea for citizens to leave violence behind and return to a campaign for racial justice.

Worshipping with other deaf Catholics feels like home. They sign prayers and responses with others and communicate after Mass with peers who understand.

These are our brothers and sisters, not freeloaders.

Oregon's Catholic bishops urged a veto, saying the bill "forces all Oregon taxpayers to help finance an extremist abortion agenda that does not enjoy majority support."

"Many of us consider him a hero. Many of us in the church consider him a martyr," said Msgr. Richard Paperini.

Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups.