St. Matthew Catholic Church

After more than two decades of planning, a new Catholic cemetery is set to be built in Oklahoma City.

Guatemalan culture honored at Bl. Stanley Rother Shrine

OKLAHOMA CITY – The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine is preparing for TASTE 2025, a celebration of the rich flavors of Mexican heritage.

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.

The Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine is introducing the Shrine Saints Society, an exclusive group of dedicated supporters committed to preserving and enhancing the shrine’s legacy.

Pope Francis officially declared 2025 a Jubilee Year for the Church in May 2024, with a papal bull titled “Spes Non Confudit,” which means “Hope Does Not Disappoint.”

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.

The Sooner Catholic received seven awards from the Catholic Media Association during the 2024 Catholic Media Conference held June 18-21 in Atlanta. Awards are from 2023 publications.

Shuffling into the kitchen of my Del City home one late-1970s afternoon, an item on the back page of the Sooner Catholic seized my attention.