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For Stephanie Stovall, the 2026 Catholic Women’s Conference is professional. And personal.

WASHINGTON – “Your faith matters. Your prayers matter. Your acts of love and works of justice matter,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Durante la Semana de las Escuelas Católicas, realizada del 25 al 31 de enero, tenemos la oportunidad de reflexionar y expresar nuestra gratitud por las bendiciones de nuestras escuelas católicas en la Arquidiócesis de la Ciudad de Oklahoma.

During Catholic Schools Week from Jan. 25 to 31, we have an opportunity to reflect on and express our gratitude for the blessings of our Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

The Lay Missionaries of Charity or LMC is the Third Order of the Missionaries of Charity Contemplative within the Roman Catholic Church. It was founded by Fr. Sebastian Vazhakala, MC, priest and St. Teresa of Kolkata in Rome in 1984. It is intimately and spiritually affiliated to the Missionaries of Charity throughout the world. The LMC's primary mission is a life marked by prayer for the sanctification and salvation of the members of their own families and the poorest of the poor. Contact Toni Harrelson LMC Link, (405) 694-1292 or [email protected] for information on the meeting schedule and location.

¡Es la Semana de las Escuelas Católicas! Del 25 al 31 de enero, las escuelas católicas de todo el país celebran el legado de la educación católica en los Estados Unidos. La educación católica está experimentando una renovación y un resurgimiento en todo el país, a medida que las familias jóvenes y otras personas vuelven a descubrir a Jesucristo y su Iglesia.

It’s Catholic Schools Week! From Jan. 25 to Jan. 31 Catholic schools across the country celebrate the legacy of Catholic education in the United States. Catholic education is seeing a renewal and resurgence nationwide, as young families and others are returning to or discovering Jesus Christ and his Church.

On Jan. 14, the governor-appointed Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted 3–2 to deny clemency for death row inmate Kendrick Simpson. Convicted of the 2006 killings of Glen Palmer and Anthony Jones, Simpson is scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Feb. 12, unless Gov. Kevin Stitt grants a last-minute reprieve.

Davito starting anew after 50 years serving archdiocese, Beltran

Pick up a book penned by Father Larry Richards and it’s clear he’s not fooling around. “Be a Man!” “Surrender!” Richards frequently takes aim at men – challenging them to be better men, husbands and fathers. And that will surely be in focus when Richards returns to the Oklahoma Catholic Men’s Conference, In The Father’s Footsteps, set for March 14 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center. The theme of the conference: Seeking the Will of God.

On Dec. 9, the Mount Saint Mary Catholic High School staff and students gathered in the gym for what they assumed would be a normal pep rally. But they would be proven wrong.

After a 2024-25 year boasting four state qualifiers, the girls wrestling team has been moving through the season with renewed determination.

In December 2025, Orlene Grant Chaney, dean of academic support and accountability at Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School, was recognized as Teacher of the Month by Oklahoma City Community College and Perry Publishing & Broadcasting Company.

The Blessed Stanley Rother Hispanic Cultural Institute of Saint Joseph Catholic Church will have the opening night for the spring semester at 7 p.m. on Feb. 3 in the Metter Room of the Parish Center, 421 East Acres St. in Norman.

The global market for cloning cats, dogs, and other pets reached $300 million in 2024, and has been projected to reach $1.5 billion by 2035.

On a steamy Georgia morning in March 1965, Father Eusebius Beltran and three of his brother priests piled into the four-door sedan they borrowed from the Archdiocese of Atlanta and headed south toward Selma, Ala.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Marking the Jan. 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, urged Catholics to reflect on how they are called to be “drum majors for justice” in their own communities. He drew on the slain Civil Rights leader’s words and the Church’s Gospel mission from Jesus Christ in a Jan. 13 statement released by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops.

WASHINGTON – “Dr. King encouraged people to be leaders in the priorities that Christ gave us in the Gospel,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in a reflection commemorating the late civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Archbishop Coakley focused his reflection for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on a portion of Dr. King’s sermon, Drum Major Instinct: