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Under overcast skies on a chilly December Sunday, more than 3,000 faithful gathered for the first Mass on the grounds of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine as Archbishop Coakley led an outdoor Mass and climbed Oklahoma City’s Tepeyac Hill to bless the statues of Our Lady of Guadalupe and Saint Juan Diego.

Rev. Patrick McCool, O.S.B., died on Thursday, Dec. 15, at the age of 86. He had completed 65 years of monastic profession and 59 years of priestly ministry.

With the United States entering the Second World War after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, the Christmas of 1941 took on a melancholy tone as the fear of the unknown became more pronounced.

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This children's book, “The Christmas Light” by Claudia Cangilla McAdam, is a fictional story of the birth of Christ on Christmas, told from the perspective of the daughter of the inn keeper who loaned the Holy Family his stable in the town of Bethlehem. 

Cristo Rey OKC’s Michelle Frias was 1 of 1,755 chosen students to match with a QuestBridge College Partner and receive a full four-year scholarship to a prestigious university. 

Free 12-week FOCUS Lenten Bible study open to anyone interested in diving deeper into scripture and answering the call to missionary discipleship

Advent is a “continuous call to hope,” says Pope Francis. It seems, then, that a key aim of this pre-Christmas season is to focus attention on hope’s immense importance for everyone.

The following children’s books are suitable for gift-giving at Christmas.

WASHINGTON — Pope Francis is getting more non-Catholics to do his work. The latest is Nicolas Brown, who directed “The Letter: A Message for Our Earth,” a documentary on the pope’s 2015 encyclical “Laudato Si’, on Care for Our Common Home.”

WASHINGTON — The Christmas carol “O Holy Night” ranked first in a list of hymns most played in December at Christian churches in the United States.

On Dec. 3, more than 275 volunteers, ministry leaders and catechists attended a Eucharistic Revival conference at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Norman.

The Advent season is here and parishes across the world are preparing for the season of the celebration of Christ’s birth.

Father Herman Joseph Schafers was named after his uncle, a priest, who was the pastor of the Catholic Church in Cushing at the time of his birth. The younger Schafers was born in Stillwater when his father moved the family to be near Father Schafers.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Tickets are on sale now for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City’s Green Tie Gala, held on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This fundraising event directly supports the operations of Sanctuary Women’s Development Centers in Oklahoma City and in Norman.