Oklahoma Archives

Severe weather prompts emergency response from church leaders as Lent begins

Feb 18, 2021

Below-zero temperatures, teeth-chattering wind chills and deep snow turned the southern Plains into an Arctic landscape, forcing Catholic Charities agencies to adopt emergency measures to get people to safety.

By Dennis Sadowski

Oklahoma governor declares day of prayer as virus surges

Dec 2, 2020

As the coronavirus surges in Oklahoma, nearing 200,000 total cases on Tuesday, Gov. Kevin Stitt declared Thursday a day of prayer and fasting in the state.

By Ken Miller

Tulsa Diocese ditches church coalition over abortion stance

Nov 20, 2020

The bishop of the Tulsa Diocese said he withdrew his organization from the Oklahoma Conference of Churches last month because the coalition’s anti-racism and discrimination stance doesn’t include what he called “the most marginalized” and discriminated against group in the nation — the unborn.

By Associated Press

Oklahoma House backs “In God We Trust” legislation

Mar 5, 2020

The Oklahoma House has backed a bill that would require hundreds of public buildings in the state to display the national motto, “In God We Trust.”

By Associated Press

Bishops’ visit to Rome renews sense of unity, mission, archbishop says

Jan 22, 2020

A pilgrimage to the apostles’ tombs in Rome helps bishops renew their sense of unity as well as rededicate themselves to being missionaries bringing the Gospel to the world, said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City.

By Carol Glatz

Child sex abuse substantiated against ex-Oklahoma priest

Jan 22, 2020

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City said Tuesday that it has substantiated allegations of child sexual abuse against another priest.

By Associated Press

Pope urges bishops to teach discernment, including on political issues

Jan 20, 2020

Sometimes the political choices people face can seem like a choice between supporting a “snake” or supporting a “dragon,” but Pope Francis told a group of U.S. bishops their job is to step back from partisan politics and help their faithful discern based on values, said Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston.

By Catholic News Service

Bishops begin ‘ad limina’ visit with Mass, profession of faith

Jan 20, 2020

Accompanied by priests and seminarians from their dioceses, the bishops of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas knelt before the tomb of St. Peter after chanting the Creed in Latin.

By Cindy Wooden