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WASHINGTON (CNS) — Two U.S. bishops have urged their fellow prelates to cooperate with any requests they receive from the federal government for an investigation on alleged abuses at tribal schools operated by church entities in the past.

WAUKESHA, Wis. (CNS) — Church leaders and parishes offered prayers for the five people who died and dozens more who were injured, including a Catholic priest, church parishioners and Catholic school students, when an SUV plowed through spectators watching a Christmas parade.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The U.S. bishops’ “Walking with Moms in Need” initiative may have been slowed by the coronavirus pandemic, but it has by no means stopped helping expectant mothers from any walk of life, according to Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas.

Project will study the history, experiences of Catholic Indian boarding schools in Oklahoma

Effective Nov. 5, 2021

Los católicos de Oklahoma que buscan apoyar a las empresas católicas locales esta Navidad tienen varias opciones de donde comprar, incluyendo una nueva librería católica en el suroeste de la ciudad de Oklahoma.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa on Nov. 11 launched a new project to better understand the history, educational value and experiences of Native students in Oklahoma Catholic boarding schools from 1880 to 1965.  

November is Native American Heritage Month. It’s a time to honor the sacrifices and contributions of American Indians to their country, their community and their faith.

Oklahoma Catholics looking to support local Catholic businesses this Christmas have several shopping options, including a new Catholic bookstore in southwest Oklahoma City.  

As the pandemic continued to put a strain on hospitals, the morale of medical professionals began to wither. 

SULPHUR – With the arrival of Father Aaron Foshee as pastor in 2018, the staff and parishioners at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church began thinking of ways to follow Archbishops Coakley’s call to “go and make disciples.”  

The events leading to the imagining and ultimate failure of Saint John Vianney Seminary in the Tulsa area became a story of the great depression and a compelling conflict between two very strong and gifted men both possessing formidable egos. 

This short book, 94 pages, by Monsignor James Shea, the president of the University of Mary (sponsored by Benedictine sisters) in North Dakota is worth pondering. “From Christendom to Apostolic Mission: pastoral strategies for an Apostolic Age” is not an easy read. It is an academic and theological presentation of Shea's vision of what Catholicism could be with the New Evangelization of the Church, which several of the recent popes have called for. 

A bouncy house, tug-of-war, dunk tanks and food awaited the children from The Boys and Girls Club of Oklahoma County when they arrived Oct. 28 at the carnival organized by the Class of 2022.