WASHINGTON - On Wednesday, Sept. 15, the House Committee on Ways and Means, and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce advanced portions of the reconciliation bill without removing abortion funding provisions or including the Hyde Amendment to prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion. Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City in Kansas, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities and Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, issued the following statement following markup of the Build Back Better Act by the two House committees.
BETHESDA, Md. (CNS) — For three-time Olympian Katie Ledecky, her incredible journey to winning four more Olympic medals at the Summer Games in Tokyo began many years ago and winds through several roads.
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — We all know Rome wasn’t built in a day, but Lego architect Rocco Buttliere had three months, which definitely gave him a running start over Julius Caesar.
El Departamento de Salud de la ciudad de Oklahoma y el condado está llevando a cabo dos eventos de vacunación contra COVID-19 en parroquias de la ciudad de Oklahoma. Los eventos serán el 9 de octubre de 10 a.m. a 2 p.m. en la Iglesia Católica St. Eugene, 2400 W. Hefner Road; y el 16 de octubre de 11 a.m. a 3 p.m. en la Iglesia Católica Little Flower, 1125 S. Walker Ave. Pfizer y Moderna únicamente.
¡El discipulado es una forma de vida! Como la vida misma, es un viaje lleno de ricas bendiciones y desafíos difíciles. Dar buenos frutos en el transcurso de este peregrinaje de toda la vida es nuestro objetivo. El fruto que damos glorifica a Dios.
Discipleship is a way of life! Like life itself, it is a journey filled with rich blessings and difficult challenges. Bearing good fruit over the course of this lifelong journey is our goal. The fruit we bear glorifies God.
On a Monday morning in August, Genevieve Schmitt walked onto a military base in Virginia with a bag of peanut butter crackers, water, protein drinks and wet wipes, not sure what she was about to get into.
The Benedictine monks of Saint Gregory’s Abbey welcomed a new member to their community on Sept. 14, the Feast of the Triumph of the Holy Cross. Brother John Michael (Ford) Nguyen, O.S.B., made his profession of temporary vows as a monk of Saint Gregory’s Abbey.
The feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi, known for his love of animals, is Oct. 4. The feast day often is an opportunity for pet owners to have their pets blessed and to reflect on the special role pets play.
When Father Peter Jandaczek, pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church in Duncan, received word of an antique pipe organ for sale, he said he couldn’t pass it up.
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has joined forces with Catholic Charities USA and X2AI to provide easy and immediate access to mental health support through a chatbot named “Hope.”
by Jim Beckman, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
Every once in a while, I come across one of those books that is not just a one-time read. It has such a powerful effect that I find myself going back to it again and again.
Susan Brinkmann is an author and journalist. She is a member of the Third Order of the Discalced Carmelites. She is the co-founder of the Catholic Life Institute, and she has appeared on EWTN.
by Owen Canfield, associate director for gift planning for the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma
One afternoon in June, a veteran schoolteacher who was attending a conference at the Catholic Pastoral Center stopped by the office of the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma. She had a legacy gift in mind.
PHILADELPHIA – The Papal Foundation recently named David Savage to the role of executive director. Savage, who has a background in marketing and nonprofit leadership, will be responsible for addressing Pope Francis’ priorities for relief, education and services for vulnerable and underserved communities around the world.
LA PLACE, La. (CNS) — The saying goes: “It takes a village to raise a child.” While it will take more than a village, including help from local, state and federal government agencies, to bring relief to southern Louisiana from the devastation left in the path of Hurricane Ida, Covington resident Betty-Ann Hickey recently learned that one person doing one small thing can have an impact.