As the calendar pushes toward Thanksgiving, we thought it might be a good time to ask a simple question: what are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

The idea sounded good to make a trip to Mexico to attend Día de Muertos – the Day of the Dead – a celebration rooted not in fear of death, but in the faith that love transcends it. And it was, although not without some twists and turns.

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.

In recent decades, lawmakers have been pressured to provide legal cover in the form of “immunity from prosecution” for medical personnel who participate in various unethical practices.

With Pope Leo XIV proclaiming Saint John Henry Newman as a doctor of the church on Nov. 1, let's consider what criterion is used to make this decision, whether a layperson could be named a doctor and what sort of writings church doctors must have produced to be given this title.

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

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Power, possessions and rank do not satisfy the deep desire for real meaning in life, Pope Leo XIV said.

Speaking about his deceased friend Onesiphorus, Saint Paul in 2 Timothy 1:16-18, expresses gratitude for Onesiphorus's loyalty while imprisoned in Rome and prays that he will receive mercy from the Lord on the Day of Judgment.

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.