Local Catholics gather to pray for peace and hope amid violence
byDuring a quiet, meditative Holy Hour for Peace at Holy Family Church Feb. 6, a congregation of more than 150 people prayed for peace…
Archbishop Paul S. Coakley
Lapse of last US-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — As global tensions soar, the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key…
US bishops’ president calls for Holy Hour of peace amid ‘current climate of fear’
byBy Gina Christian, OSV News (OSV News) — Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for…
Trump meets with US bishops’ president at White House
byBy Kate Scanlon, OSV News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — President Donald Trump met with Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the…
Archbishop Coakley celebrates annual Native American Mass at Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
byOKLAHOMA CITY (OSV News) — Facing east toward the altar of the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine, Deacon Roy Callison burned cedar as his wife,…
Archbishop Coakley, Bishop Flores elected president and vice president of USCCB
byBALTIMORE (OSV News) — Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel E. Flores of Brownsville, Texas, were elected Nov. 11 as…
US bishops approve new ‘mission directive’ to guide conference work
byBy OSV News BALTIMORE — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops voted Nov. 13 to approve a new “mission directive” for 2025-28, a new…