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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.

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:

As a Catholic priest serving the southside of Oklahoma City, Father Scott Boeckman promotes the human desire that “all may be one,” in communion with one another.

The question at Christmas is not about whether God will act for us. The babe born of Mary is the answer: God has given everything. The question is really about us. Will we receive Christ?

Merry Christmas As Christmas approaches, three priests from the archdiocese share their favorite memories. Here is a story from Fr. William Banowsky.

Merry Christmas As Christmas approaches, three priests from the archdiocese share their favorite memories. Here is a story from Fr. Stephen Jones.

Merry Christmas As Christmas approaches, three priests from the archdiocese share their favorite memories. Here is a story from Fr. Cristobal De Loera.