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WASHINGTON - Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, released a statement urging lawmakers to remember the needs of the poor and vulnerable as they consider additional relief packages related to the COVID-19 crisis.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis advanced the sainthood causes of two women and 11 men, including a miracle attributed to Blessed Charles de Foucauld.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (CNS) -- As the coronavirus digs deeper into Navajo Nation, infecting Native Americans at a higher rate than anywhere in the country, 1,500 miles away a nonprofit in the Archdiocese of Louisville is working to ease the suffering.

More than 600 people across the archdiocese were preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation at Easter when the ceremonies welcoming them into the Church were postponed by the coronavirus pandemic.

OKLAHOMA CITY – Due to concerns and requirements related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City has cancelled Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Youth Camp for summer 2020.

The elders who call the Gospel of Life Dwellings (GOLD) home have been sheltering in place this spring, but the pandemic cut them off from the care and fellowship of many regular visitors and volunteers.

This is part of a series to introduce the seminarians of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City.

Although now a part of the Tulsa Diocese, in 1911, the Catholic churches in the communities of McAlester, Krebs and Hartshorne were parishes in the Diocese of Oklahoma that covered the entire state. The compelling story of Father Dominic Tarizzo transcends current diocesan boundaries.

If ever there was a Catholic children’s book that showed appreciation for the small things and the joy of living a life of service, this book is it!

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Catholic advocates against the death penalty spoke out against Missouri's May 19 execution of a death-row inmate, Walter Barton, whose death by lethal injection was the first execution to happen during the pandemic.

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO – El Vaticano anunció que conmemorará el quinto aniversario de la encíclica del papa Francisco sobre el medio ambiente con una serie de iniciativas de un año dedicadas a la protección y el cuidado de la Tierra.