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(OSV News) – Born Peter John Sheen in 1895 in El Paso, Illinois, while later adopting his mother's maiden name "Fulton" as his own in his youth, the future Blessed Fulton J. Sheen was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, in 1919.

ST. LOUIS – Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen – the 20th-century theologian, evangelizer, Catholic communications pioneer, teacher and preacher – is now Blessed Fulton J. Sheen.

A year later, archdiocesan grief lifting

St. Francis of Assisi holds 10th annual Mass of Remembrance

St. Monica Catholic Academy holds official ribbon cutting

Those who have been to The Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Oklahoma City, the decorated pavilion and concrete paths that lead to the statue of Our Lady of La Vang could stir curiosity.

The Center of Family Love will break ground on the new BravEra Life Center on Oct. 21 at 2139 N.E. Morgan Road in Piedmont.

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) opened the school year with a worship night organized by President Molly Milligan and Communications Coordinator Olivia Giles. Inspired by other schools’ worship nights, Giles and Milligan thought it would be a fitting endeavor for their organization to take on.

For Rockets coach J.D. Runnels, football is more than just a sport. Football shaped his life and helped him become the person he is today.

The Cristo Rey OKC Catholic High School Hispanic Student Association (HSA) kicked off by hosting the first ever Hispanic Heritage Month opening assembly on Sept. 15.

This book by Gabriel Castillo has a lot of information packed into it. It is not a quick read.

Catholic couples typically understand the concept of marriage as a sacrament. It’s what comes after the nuptials that can be confusing.

Upcoming film focused on Eucharist Adoration includes Archbishop Coakley

Richard Meloche, soon to be the inaugural headmaster for Saint Monica Catholic Academy in Edmond, arrives, as he describes himself: “a theologian by trade.”

Effective date: July 1, 2026, unless otherwise noted

Each year, Catholics across the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City join to support the ministries that keep the Church present where it is needed most. Your generosity makes a difference in parishes large and small, in classrooms and campus centers, and in lives changed every day.

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.

On Oct. 12, 1875, two intrepid monks from the French Benedictine monastery of Saint Marie of La Pierre-qui-Vire set foot for the first time in the mission territory entrusted to them. Father Isidore Robot, O.S.B., and Brother Dominic Lambert, O.S.B., finally had arrived at a destiny and mission that was long in the making – a destiny and mission that eventually would evolve not only into Saint Gregory’s Abbey, but also into the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the Diocese of Tulsa.