The Church must “put out into the deep” and “create hope in Christ,” said Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Church must ‘put out into the deep,’ offer hope in Christ to all, says USCCB president
Archbishop Coakley celebrates annual Native American Mass at Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine
Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City presided at the third annual Native American Mass, his first major Mass since being elected president of the USCCB.
Shrine honoring Blessed Stanley Rother hits milestone as dome set in place
Workers Aug. 12 carefully lifted the 45,000-pound dome onto the chapel in Oklahoma City memorializing Blessed Father Stanley Rother Aug. 12. Construction is expected to be completed in summer 2022.
Blessed Rother ‘an authentic light’ for church and world, says cardinal
If the martyrdom of Blessed Stanley Francis Rother “fills us with sadness,” it also “gives us the joy of admiring the kindness, generosity and courage of a great man of faith,” Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for Saints’ Causes, said Sept. 23 in Oklahoma City.