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 third annual Discipleship Conference, held Aug. 9 at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, welcomed more than 1,000 attendees from across the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City for a day of formation, fellowship and faith-filled encouragement.
One by one, emcee Father Jerome Krug called onto the stage the 25 young men who are discerning the priesthood in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City. With each new name, the applause grew from the large crowd at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame & Western Heritage Museum.
The Center of Family Love will host an evening of entertainment, fine dining and philanthropy at its Casino Royale Night, set for Oct. 9 at River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa.
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.
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.
As a college student, one young man spent about as much time working as he did attending classes. His experience drove his decision to create a scholarship endowment at the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma.
Nationally recognized concert organist Todd Wilson will perform an organ concert at 6 p.m. on April 7 at Christ the King Catholic Church, 8005 Dorset Drive in Nichols Hills
A sweeping decision by the Alabama Supreme Court in February sent shock waves through the world of assisted reproduction. Justice Jay Mitchell, writing on behalf of the court’s 7-2 majority, concluded that human embryos in IVF clinics “are ‘children,’ … without exception based on developmental stage, physical location, or any other ancillary characteristics.”