• Pope chooses theme for July 24 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
    Pope chooses theme for July 24 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
    February 17, 2022
    by Carol Glatz, Catholic News Service
    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is dedicating the 2022 World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly to the importance of inviting older people to contribute to building a better world.
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  • Catholic school enrollment increases this school year, NCEA report says
    Catholic school enrollment increases this school year, NCEA report says
    February 17, 2022
    by Carol Zimmermann, Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — Catholic school enrollment increased for the first time in two decades this school year, according to a preliminary report released by the National Catholic Educational Association Feb. 14.
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  • Broad effort to pass bill supporting pregnant workers focuses on Senate
    Broad effort to pass bill supporting pregnant workers focuses on Senate
    February 10, 2022
    by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
    CLEVELAND (CNS) — Amid all the political sniping in Congress, one bill has gained strong bipartisan support and is poised to become law.
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  • Bishop urges action to address ‘pervasive’ injustice of human trafficking
    Bishop urges action to address ‘pervasive’ injustice of human trafficking
    February 10, 2022
    by Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) — Recognizing that human trafficking is pervasive in the United States and globally, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration called for prayer and worldwide action to end the exploitation of people.
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  • Jornada Mundial del Enfermo 2022
    February 10, 2022
    by Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley
    Desde 1993, la Iglesia Católica ha observado el Día Mundial del Enfermo el 11 de febrero, el Memorial de Nuestra Señora de Lourdes. Esta observancia no litúrgica fue iniciada por el Papa Juan Pablo II poco después de recibir su propio diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Parkinson.
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  • World Day of the Sick 2022
    February 10, 2022
    by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
    Since 1993, the Catholic Church has observed the World Day of the Sick on Feb. 11, the Memorial of Our Lady of Lourdes. This non-liturgical observance was initiated by Pope John Paul II shortly after receiving his own diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. 
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  • Oklahoma’s Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine to be dedicated Nov. 4
    Oklahoma’s Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine to be dedicated Nov. 4
    February 9, 2022
    OKLAHOMA CITY – Archbishop Paul Coakley and Shrine Executive Director Leif Arvidson recently announced the dedication date for the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. The shrine will be dedicated during a public Mass on Friday, Nov. 4. The dedication will be the centerpiece of a week-long celebration.
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  • Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
    Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ
    February 9, 2022
    A letter from Archbishop Coakley
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  • Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference set for March 12
    Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference set for March 12
    February 9, 2022
    by John Helsley
    Steve Ray plans a simple, yet pointed message, as the keynote speaker for the 2022 Catholic Men’s Conference, “In The Father’s Footsteps,” set for March 12 in Norman.
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  • Del City parish celebrates patron saint’s feast day
    Del City parish celebrates patron saint’s feast day
    February 9, 2022
    by Jolene Schonchin, the Sooner Catholic
    Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Del City celebrated the feast of Saint Paul the Apostle on Jan. 23 in the church’s parish hall. The event included Mexican folkloric dancers from Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Lawton and Filipino dancers.
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  • From the Archives
    From the Archives
    February 9, 2022
    by George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist
    The challenge of vocations to the priesthood and religious life was a constant headache for the early bishops of the Dioceses of Oklahoma.
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  • Book Review: “Just Mercy, a Catholic Study Guide”
    Book Review: “Just Mercy, a Catholic Study Guide”
    February 9, 2022
    by John H. Dolezal, the Sooner Catholic
    If you ever have the opportunity to watch the movie, “Just Mercy,” a free Catholic study guide can help you deepen your awareness of racial injustice that may exist within the U.S. legal system. 
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  • The Catholic Difference: Undercutting Vatican II to defend Vatican II?
    February 9, 2022
    by George Weigel, Ethics and Public Policy Center
    Archbishop Arthur Roach, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship, recently sent the world’s bishops instructions regulating local usage of the Traditional Latin Mass.
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  • Grassroots effort calls on pope to canonize six black sainthood candidates
    Grassroots effort calls on pope to canonize six black sainthood candidates
    February 9, 2022
    by Priscila González de Doran, Baltimore Catholic Review
    When Sister Michelle Proctor was a child, she was taught by the Oblate Sisters of Providence from grades three to 10.
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  • School “Bus:” NFL hall of famer Bettis goes back to Notre Dame for degree
    School “Bus:” NFL hall of famer Bettis goes back to Notre Dame for degree
    February 9, 2022
    by Catholic News Service
    NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Jerome Bettis, in his football days, got the nickname "The Bus" because he was carrying would-be tacklers along with him during his punishing runs from scrimmage.
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  • Bishops, Indigenous Canadians reschedule meetings with pope for late March
    Bishops, Indigenous Canadians reschedule meetings with pope for late March
    February 3, 2022
    by Michael Swan, Catholic News Service
    TORONTO (CNS) — More than two dozen Indigenous delegates, accompanied by a handful of Canadian bishops, plan to meet with Pope Francis the last week of March.
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  • Benedictines’ Ozark hermitage offers 300 acres for spiritual reflection
    Benedictines’ Ozark hermitage offers 300 acres for spiritual reflection
    February 3, 2022
    by Aprille Hanson Spivey, Catholic News Service
    NEW BLAINE, Ark. (CNS) — As society gets more anxious, divisive and turbulent with each passing day, Hesychia House of Prayer has been a beacon of stability and peace.
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  • El Santuario Beato Stanley Rother de Oklahoma se dedicará el 4 de noviembre
    February 1, 2022
    El arzobispo Paul Coakley y el director ejecutivo del Santuario, Leif Arvidson, anunciaron el martes la fecha de dedicación del Santuario del Beato Stanley Rother. El santuario se dedicará durante una Misa pública el viernes 4 de noviembre. La dedicación será la pieza central de una celebración de una semana.
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  • Oklahoma’s Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine to be dedicated Nov. 4
    February 1, 2022
    Archbishop Paul Coakley and Shrine Executive Director Leif Arvidson announced Tuesday the dedication date for the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine. The shrine will be dedicated during a public Mass on Friday, Nov. 4. The dedication will be the centerpiece of a week-long celebration.
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