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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.

WASHINGTON – When the U.S. bishops gather in November for their Fall Plenary Assembly, Nov. 10-13, they will elect the next president and vice president for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).

November is Native American Heritage Month. It’s a time to honor the sacrifices and contributions of American Indians to their country, their community and their faith.

Sesquicentennial: second of two in a series This is the second of two stories leading up to the October celebration of the sesquicentennial – 150 years – of the Catholic Church in Oklahoma.

MOST REVEREND EUSEBIUS J. BELTRAN Aug. 31, 1934 – Sept. 12, 2025

Many in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and beyond are recalling their favorite stories of Archbishop Emeritus Eusebius Beltran, who died on Sept. 12.

Funeral 10 a.m. Sept. 26 at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help

Eusebius Joseph Beltran, Archbishop Emeritus of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, died Sept. 12, 2025, at age 91.

The worldwide Church canonized a new saint. The Church in Oklahoma now closely clings to him, too, with the announcement of Saint Carlo Acutis Classical Academy: an Oklahoma Virtual School, scheduled to open next August.

On an October day in 1875, two intrepid monks from the French Benedictine monastery of Our Lady of La Pierre-qui-Vire set foot for the first time in the mission territory that had been entrusted to them by the Church.

The Sooner Catholic and the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City office of communications received eight awards from the Catholic Media Association during the 2025 Catholic Media Conference held June 24-27 in Phoenix. Awards are from 2024 publications, graphics and videos.

Archbishop Coakley has made the following pastoral assignments for the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. They are effective July 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted.

Long-time parishioner Celeste Kreb served up Irish meatballs – three varieties – drawing long lines that offered little rest in the booth situated just outside the parish hall at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Oklahoma City.

On a cool October morning, 50 Mount St. Mary Catholic High School first-year theology students stepped off their school bus into an open field. In the distance, the smell of a warm burning campfire welcomed them.

More than 200 friends, family members, priests, deacons and the faithful filled The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help on June 1 to witness the transitional diaconate ordination of John Grim and Jonah Beckham. God willing, they will be ordained to the priesthood in 2025.

Effective Date: Tuesday, July 2, 2024 (unless otherwise noted)

Kasey Holt held her newborn son Levi close in the moments after childbirth, husband Avery by her side, in a Saint Anthony Hospital room filled with joy.

Each second Sunday of Easter, April 7 this year, the Catholic Church worldwide celebrates Divine Mercy Sunday, instituted by Pope Saint John Paul II on April 22, 2020. 

The Office of Hispanic Ministry held its first Formation for Quinceañeras on March 2 at the Catholic Pastoral Center.