Archbishop Alexander K. Sample Archives

Portland archbishop urges end to violence, return to campaign for justice

Jul 28, 2020

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.

By Ed Langlois

Inmate lived inspiring Catholic life behind bars, ‘serving God, not time’

Jun 27, 2020

In 1993, 39-year-old nuclear engineer Hal Elkins hit the bottle and fell into a jealous rage and shot his girlfriend, Kathryn Linn, and the man she was with, Marvin Eugene Mayer. Within a decade, other inmates would be calling Elkins “the Bishop of OSP.”

By Ed Langlois

Archbishop Sample urges prayer, discussion, action on racial injustice

Jun 8, 2020

Declaring that racism is real and must be addressed, Portland Archbishop Alexander K. Sample in remarks June 5 and 6 made impassioned pleas for justice, peace and unity.

By Ed Langlois

Northwest bishops experience encouragement, fraternity, unity with pope

Feb 3, 2020

Bishops from the northwestern United States spent more than two and half hours with Pope Francis and came away talking about his small gestures and, especially, his understanding and encouragement.

By Catholic News Service

Beginning ‘ad limina,’ bishops reflect on call to sacrifice, to love

Feb 3, 2020

Celebrating Mass at the tomb of St. Peter with his fellow bishops from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland asked them to consider the red vestments they were wearing, a reminder both that St. Peter died a martyr’s death for his faith in Jesus and of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

By Cindy Wooden

Bishops hear follow-up Encuentro report, OK writing new pastoral plan

Nov 17, 2019

The U.S. bishops, aware of the growing numbers of Catholics in the country who are of Hispanic origin, voted to write a new pastoral plan for Latino Catholics that would be produced sometime between 2021 and 2024.

By Mark Pattison