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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis is willing to travel to Canada as part of “the long-standing pastoral process of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples,” the Vatican press office said.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — With the COVID-19 pandemic still underway and with restrictions on gatherings still in place in some countries, the Vatican has again extended the period of time when people can earn a plenary indulgence for visiting a cemetery and praying for the souls of the faithful in purgatory.

WASHINGTON (CNS) — Bishop James F. Checchio of Metuchen, New Jersey, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations, is encouraging dioceses to use National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 7-13, as a time to foster vocations in their local faith communities.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) — When the Taliban began taking control of Afghanistan in mid-August, “in one night, everything changed,” recalled Adam.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Cardinal Mario Grech, secretary-general of the Synod of Bishops, said in the process to create a more “synodal church,” one where every member contributes and all listen to each other, “we are touching something divine, and prayer is essential.”

HOUSTON (CNS) — Catholic Church officials say they are not surprised by the 2020 U.S. census showing Hispanics accounted for 51.1% of the country’s growth, rising to 18.7%, or about 62.1 million, of the U.S. population.

Veintisiete candidatos a diácono de la Arquidiócesis de Oklahoma City serán ordenados al diaconado permanente por el Arzobispo Coakley el 5 de noviembre en la Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro después de pasar cuatro años en formación. Uno de los candidatos al diaconado, Héctor Hernández, y su esposa Martha Hernández hablaron con el Sooner Catholic sobre la ordenación y de ser ordenado diácono.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Archbishop Coakley issued a Call To Prayer for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City on Wednesday for a renewed respect for all life, and an end to abortion and the death penalty in Oklahoma. 

Twenty-seven deacon candidates from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will be ordained to the permanent diaconate by Archbishop Coakley on Nov. 5 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help after spending four years in formation.   One of the deacon candidates, Long Luong, and his wife Sandy Luong spoke to the Sooner Catholic about the ordination and being ordained a deacon.

Twenty-seven deacon candidates from the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City will be ordained to the permanent diaconate by Archbishop Coakley on Nov. 5 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help after spending four years in formation.   One of the deacon candidates, Hector Hernandez, and his wife Martha Hernandez spoke to the Sooner Catholic about the ordination and being ordained a deacon.

The devotion of the Sacred Heart of Jesus is a traditional family devotion that is open to all family structures, traditional, single-parent families and multi-generational families, to name a few. This devotion has been promoted by many saints throughout the history of the Church.

McLOUD – About 30 miles east of Oklahoma City in a town of about 5,000 people is Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. This mission church, established in 1904, has been a spiritual home to generations of families. 

ARDMORE – Following Archbishop Coakley’s Episcopal motto, “Put out into the deep,” more than 500 people from as far away as Colorado and Tennessee came to Saint Mary Catholic Church in Ardmore in September to participate in a weekend with staff from the Honduran Consulate General in Dallas.

Saint Francis de Sales Seminary was the brainchild of Bishop Eugene McGuinness. As part of his vision of growth during the post-World War II boom, he saw the necessity to construct a seminary to ensure future priests for the Diocese of Oklahoma City and Tulsa.

This book is very colorful due to the illustrations by Nick Thornborrow who did the illustrations for “Dragon Age: Inquisition,” which is part of the Dragon Age series.