• Vatican announces Laudato Si' anniversary year
    Vatican announces Laudato Si' anniversary year
    May 20, 2020
    by Junno Arocho Esteves, Catholic News Service
    VATICAN CITY – The Vatican announced that it will commemorate the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis's encyclical on the environment with a yearlong series of initiatives dedicated to the safeguarding and care for the Earth.
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  • CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food
    CRS unveils hunger awareness campaign as pandemic hinders access to food
    May 20, 2020
    by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
    CLEVELAND – As tens of millions more people are at risk of acute hunger because of the global coronavirus pandemic, Catholic Relief Services is embarking on a campaign to raise awareness, advocate and raise funds to head off the brewing crisis.
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  • Campamento Juvenil Católico de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe cancelado para 2020
    May 19, 2020
    Debido a preocupaciones y requisitos relacionados con la pandemia de COVID-19, la Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City canceló el Campamento Juvenil Católico de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe para el verano de 2020.
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  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp cancelled for 2020
    May 19, 2020
    Due to concerns and requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has cancelled Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp for summer 2020.
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  • Bishops urge 'robust response' on virus for nation's indigenous peoples
    Bishops urge 'robust response' on virus for nation's indigenous peoples
    May 14, 2020
    by Catholic News Service
    WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Three U.S. bishops said in a joint statement May 13 they are "heartbroken" that Native Americans and other indigenous people in the United States "continue to greatly suffer from the COVID-19 epidemic" and at "disproportionately high rates" compared to other U.S. communities.
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  • Advocates fight traffickers who continue to thrive despite pandemic
    Advocates fight traffickers who continue to thrive despite pandemic
    May 13, 2020
    by Dennis Sadowski, Catholic News Service
    CLEVELAND (CNS) -- Advocates fighting human traffickers are alerting children, parents and vulnerable adults that the coronavirus pandemic has pushed traffickers into new venues, potentially endangering more people to being exploited.
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  • ¡Nuestra fiesta de bodas con Cristo!
    May 7, 2020
    by Pedro A. Moreno, O.P.
    Cristo es nuestro novio. Los bautizados, la Iglesia universal, somos la novia que, a pesar de todos nuestros pecados e imperfecciones, ha sido devuelta a la pureza por Cristo, la Palabra hecha Carne y Cordero de Dios.
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  • Carta de los Obispos Anunciando la Reanudación de Misas Públicas en Oklahoma
    May 7, 2020
    by Arzobispo Pablo S. Coakley
    Queridos Fieles Católicos de Oklahoma,
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  • Bishops Letter Announcing Resumption of Mass in Oklahoma
    May 7, 2020
    by Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
    Dear Catholic Faithful of Oklahoma,
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  • Addendum to Official Pastoral Assignments 2020
    May 7, 2020
    Archdiocese of Oklahoma City
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  • A mother’s influence on faith
    A mother’s influence on faith
    May 7, 2020
    by Charles Albert, the Sooner Catholic
    Mother’s Day during the month of Mary honors and celebrates all moms and those who provide motherly love and devotion. Here are a few stories from moms in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
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  • Construction begins on mausoleum at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery
    Construction begins on mausoleum at Resurrection Memorial Cemetery
    May 7, 2020
    by Steve Gust, the Sooner Catholic
    Construction is under way on a new Our Lady of Sorrows Mausoleum at the archdiocese's Resurrection Memorial Cemetery near the Catholic Pastoral Center in Oklahoma City.
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  • How to get help during COVID-19 pandemic
    May 7, 2020
    by Eliana Tedrow, the Sooner Catholic
    Parishes throughout the archdiocese are helping people during the COVID-19 pandemic, from live-streaming Mass to expanding or creating outreach programs.
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  • Lawton Catholic school to close amid financial difficulties
    Lawton Catholic school to close amid financial difficulties
    May 7, 2020
    LAWTON – The Superintendent of Catholic Schools announced April 16 the closing of Saint Mary Catholic School in Lawton effective May 29. The school is part of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church.
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  • Okarche center residents keep businesses going from home
    Okarche center residents keep businesses going from home
    May 7, 2020
    by Sally Linhart, the Sooner Catholic
    The residents at The Center of Family Love in Okarche have turned a less-than-desirable situation the past few months into an opportunity to shine.
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  • Cristo Rey OKC names new principal
    May 7, 2020
    Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School said farewell to their founding principal Cody Yocom on May 1. Principal Yocom left to become principal of Strothoff International School in Frankfurt, Germany.
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  • Meet the Seminarians: Robert Miller
    Meet the Seminarians: Robert Miller
    May 7, 2020
    This is part of a series to introduce the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.
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  • Disaster preparedness
    May 7, 2020
    As storm season approaches, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City is prepared to serve. The disaster services and parish engagement departments are available to provide virtual disaster preparedness trainings and online resources.
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  • From the Archives
    From the Archives
    May 7, 2020
    by George Rigazzi, archdiocesan archivist
    In this time of pandemic, recalling the Influenza of 1918 seems appropriate, especially the contributions of one particular priest, Father Timothy Murphy, O.S.B.
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  • Real Life Disciples: COVID-19, beards and a new normal
    May 7, 2020
    by Jim Beckman, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Evangelization and Catechesis
    You have to be grateful for humor, especially during a time like this. One online joke I’ve seen going around is the “COVID 19,” which is a reference to the amount of weight gained during the period of quarantine. Evidently, I’m not alone in putting on a few unwanted pounds directly connected to the nightly baking experiments my children keep coming up with. It feels like we are in a perpetual Christmas break that never ends. No more cookies kids – I can’t afford 19 extra pounds!
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