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Archbishop Paul Coakley emerged from a list of 10 candidates in a vote Tuesday to be named president of the United State Conference of Catholic Bishops. Coakley, who has served as archbishop of Oklahoma City since 2010, was elected on the third ballot during the second day of the USCCB Fall Plenary Assembly in Baltimore. He will step into the role immediately.

Supporting seminarians in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The supreme rule in the Catholic Church is love, which compels all the faithful to serve, not to judge, exclude or dominate others, Pope Leo XIV said.

Hispanic priesthood vocations

In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, a special Mass will be celebrated at 3 p.m. on Nov. 23 at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City.

Catherine Mardon, as they say, knows people. Some famous. Some far from any spotlight. And many in between. And she mixes with them all quite well.

Parishes already at work to help families in need

“In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven” (Matthew 5:16).

For Bishop McGuinness English teacher Rebecca Savuto, pottery began as a way to relieve stress, but after time in her studio, it became a long-term passion.

Deacon DeForest Warren "DW" Hearn, Jr. died on Oct. 31, 2025. He was born in Brownsville,Texas on Aug. 13, 1945, to DeForest Hearn and Marguerite Muller Hearn. He was the eldest of six children. The family moved to Midwest City in 1952, where his father started a machine shop business.

Effective Date: Oct. 10, 2025

Father Thomas Boyer, formerly a pastor in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City now retired in Florida, recalled a conversation from some time ago with Father Joseph Jacobi.

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. bishops gather in November for their Fall Plenary Assembly, Nov. 10-13, they will elect the next president and vice president for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

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.

On Oct. 12, 1875, two intrepid monks from the French Benedictine monastery of Saint Marie of La Pierre-qui-Vire set foot for the first time in the mission territory entrusted to them. Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., and Brother Dominic Lambert, O.S.B., finally had arrived at a destiny and mission that was long in the making – a destiny and mission that eventually would evolve not only into Saint Gregory’s Abbey, but also into the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa.

An interview with Fr. Joseph Jacobi

In 2020 Father Linh Bui was serving as chaplain at Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School. Below is a section of a story titled “Chaplains help guide Catholic high school students” by K.S. McNutt. The story was originally published in the Sept. 27, 2020, issue of the Sooner Catholic.

April 2018

Sesquicentennial: second of two in a series This is the second of two stories leading up to the October celebration of the sesquicentennial – 150 years – of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma.