St. Matthew Catholic Church

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Access to vast amounts of data and information is not the same thing as having intelligence, which is uniquely human and requires being open to truth, goodness and the real meaning of life, Pope Leo XIV told AI experts and executives.

Seventy years can seem like a lifetime, a well-spent life, spent raising kids and helping with grandkids, preparing a new generation of family.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a group of lay Catholic volunteers from all walks of life. Inspired by Gospel values, they work to assist those in need through loving and compassionate person-to-person service in neighborhoods and communities.

Fr. Bird retiring from Divine Worship office, leaving his mark on archdiocese’s major events

Exposure to a new way of teaching has proven invaluable for Mary Cross, a pre-kindergarten teacher at All Saints Catholic School in Norman.

The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine received a recent grant from the Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma to launch a new traveling exhibit entitled “Journey of Faith and Culture,” designed to educate junior high students about the life and legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother and the Tz’utujil culture.

Kara Rother, a local nurse and health care executive with 18 years of experience, is Mercy’s new top nurse in Oklahoma City. Rother will lead 1,700 Mercy nurses in the Oklahoma City metro beginning July 21. “It’s the honor of my career to be entrusted to work with a team of such dedicated and compassionate nurses,” said Rother. “I’m excited to work in a city I love serving patients who are my neighbors. Whether it’s in our hospital or our clinics, Mercy nurses serve so many families here in Oklahoma City. Providing them with the best possible care is what motivates us.” Born in Okarche into the Eischen family of the bar and fried chicken fame, Rother is married with three sons. Through marriage she’s also related to Blessed Stanley Rother.

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma City welcomes four principals to new positions for the 2025-26 school year.

On the evening of Tuesday, June 10 – exactly 75 years from the first Mass celebrated at Saint Patrick Catholic Parish inside Saint Ann’s Home for the Aged – clergy, parishioners, former parish school students, special guests and friends gathered to celebrate a milestone anniversary at Saint Patrick Catholic Church.

For the past three years, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has organized the Discipleship Conference, attracting more than 1,200 Catholics from Oklahoma and beyond.