Welcome to the Catholic Church in Western Washington
From Archbishop Paul D. Etienne
Welcome! We hope this website inspires you to learn about the Catholic faith or go deeper in your own relationship with Jesus. Learn about the Archdiocese of Seattle, our ministries, upcoming events and more.
Read Archbishop Etienne's new Pastoral Letter on the Sacred Heart of Jesus
“In the Church, devotions like the Sacred Heart are not just prayers to say: These devotions are meant to be lived. They are meant to draw us to greater union with Christ and, through him, to grow in the divine life of grace and holiness.”
Read the letter: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
Click here to learn more about the Sacred Heart Devotion.
Upcoming events
Church of the Assumption
2116 Cornwall Ave, Bellingham, WA 98225De-escalation Training Through a Trauma-Informed Lens
All people concerned with learning how to support those in psychological crises are invited to this special training. ...
Sacred Heart Parish - Bellevue
9460 Northeast 14th Street, Clyde Hill, WANPH Fall Family Day
Everyone across the Archdiocese is warmly invited to join us for an early afternoon of community, connection, and purpose at NPH's Fall Family Day. ...
St. Olaf Catholic Church
18943 Caldart Ave NE, Poulsbo, WAPartners in the Gospel Regional Community Gathering in Poulsbo
Join us in Poulsbo to learn about the why behind Partners in the Gospel, progress to date, and what's next. ...
Faith in action
News
From Northwest Catholic
SHAW ISLAND — Mother Thérèse Critchley, foundress and first prioress of Our Lady of the Roc ..... Read More
FLORIDA, Uruguay — Pope Leo XIV made a pilgrimage to Uruguay’s national Marian shrine Nov. ..... Read More
The following text is from Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne’s blog, Truth in Love. It is ..... Read More
ROME — Pope Leo XIV released his prayer intention for the month of November inviting Cathol ..... Read More
This is the homily Archbishop Paul D. Etienne gave at a Mass on the Solemnity of All Saints ..... Read More
SEATTLE — On Nov. 5, St. James Cathedral will remember 258 people who lost their lives on t ..... Read More
From the Archdiocese
First Native saint’s icon arrives at Seattle cathedral, decades after her life-saving miracle
SEATTLE, July 24, 2026 - There’s a new face keeping watch over St. James Cathedral in Seattle — at least when she’s resting from her busy road schedule. An icon of St. Kateri Tekakwitha now hangs in the Cathedral, the product of decades of prayer...
Archbishop Paul D. Etienne’s Op-Ed in Seattle Times on Pope Leo XIV’s AI encyclical
SEATTLE, May 25, 2026 - Today, May 25, Pope Leo XIV will release his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas (Magnificent Humanity), which is one of highest forms of Church teaching. His letter, which will be released with Christopher Olah, the co-founder of artificial intelligence company Anthropic...
Priest assignments to begin in July
SEATTLE, May 4, 2026 - The Most Rev. Paul D. Etienne, having carefully assessed the needs of the People of God in the Archdiocese of Seattle and after careful consultation with the Christian Faithful and the Priest Personnel Board, makes the following pastoral appointments in accord with the 1983 Code of Canon Law.
What a Pope Invites Us to Be
SEATTLE, April 16, 2026 - At a time when armed conflicts proliferate, and democracies strain under polarization and the coercion of autocrats, truth itself is contested and trust for moral authority stands at a crossroads.