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When ninth grade students at Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School filled the hallways as the inaugural class in 2018, a bell system had not yet been installed. School staff stood in the hallway and rang a bell by hand to signal class changes and dismissal times.

Father Richard “Archie” Beckman, a retired priest for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died peacefully on May 6 in Ponca City. He was 92. 

“As we read the names of the 10 innocent men and women who were victims of a targeted attack in Buffalo, N.Y., we are reminded that racism and violence still profoundly affect our culture. This evil causes great harm and it corrupts the souls of those who harbor racist or prejudicial thoughts. I invite you to join me in a particular prayer for the victims of recent shootings in our nation and for all victims of violence and racism, and their families.”

Three young people from two different high schools were inspired by speakers from the Knights of Columbus council at Saint Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church in Norman to not just be pro-life but to do something about it. 

Saint Ann Retirement Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary with festivities throughout June. 

Q: What is a Eucharistic procession?  A: The Eucharist is the source and summit of Christian life. A Eucharistic procession is a public witness of the adoration of the holy Eucharist, conducted through public streets.

After two years of virtual events, the million-dollar gala returns with more thrilling surprises at the 9th annual Gift of Love Gala on June 4 at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. 

In every photo contained in the archives of the archdiocese, Father Willibrord Vooghden, O.S.B., possesses the same dour visage seen in the accompanying picture. This, from all accounts, is sadly misleading. 

OKLAHOMA CITY – Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City was presented the Howard K. Berry Sr. award on Monday, May 2, by the Oklahoma County Bar Association. 

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School’s annual Week of Giving from April 25-29 raised a record-breaking $277,473.

Have you ever had one of those experiences where you volunteered for something at your parish and, in the end, you were way more blessed by the experience than it was blessed by you?

“Maria von Trapp and Her Musical Family” is a novel written by Cheri Blomquist and based on the autobiography of Maria von Trapp and on a memoir by one of Maria’s daughters.    

A female sharpshooter nicknamed “Lady Death” has recently become a Ukrainian folk hero for defiantly attacking Russian soldiers undercover.

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis will meet members of Canada's Indigenous communities in late July, visiting the cities of Edmonton, Quebec and Iqaluit in Nunavut, the country's most northern region.

The Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women held their 21st Biennial Convention “Women of Faith and Vision 2022” on April 30 at the Catholic Pastoral Center. 

CONCEPTION, Mo. – The Office of the Registrar at Conception Seminary College, in Conception, Mo., announced the students named to the Dean’s List for the 2022 spring semester.

WASHINGTON – In response to the shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., and Laguna Woods, Calif., over the weekend, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops offered the following statement from its spokesperson, Chieko Noguchi, director of public affairs.

“In what unfortunately has become an all too common occurrence in this country has now shown its abhorrently evil face in Buffalo as we have now learned that 10 innocent souls have lost their lives here.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Hundreds of boarding schools supported by the U.S. government for 150 years sought to forcefully assimilate Native American and Indigenous children into white society, a first-of-its-kind report from the Interior Department said.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (CNS) — When Carmelite Father Michael Driscoll was a young man 50 years ago, he started reading and collecting articles about Father Titus Brandsma, one of Netherlands’ leading churchmen.