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A recent photo of Holy Family Cathedral in downtown Tulsa at sunset (Photo credit: Dave Crenshaw - EOC)
Tapestries hang on St. Peter's Basilica during a May 12 Mass where Pope Francis canonized the first Colombian saint, a Mexican nun and some 800 Italians martyred by Ottoman Turks in the 15th century. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) (May 13, 2013)
Candles with images of St. Laura Montoya are seen at a convent in Colombia, May 12. That day she became the first Colombian to be canonized during a Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at the Vatican. (CNS photo/Albeiro Lopera, Reuters) (May 13, 2013)
Pope Francis holds a dove before his weekly audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican May 15. (CNS photo/Stefano Rellandini, Reuters) (May 15, 2013)
A priest listens to a confession during Mass at the Temple of Divine Providence in Warsaw, Poland. (CNS photo/Kacper Pempel , Reuters) (May 15, 2013)
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by Bishop Edward J. SlatteryMay 21, 2013 - I would like to ask that you set aside a few moments today and join me in praying for those families affected by yesterday’s devastating tornado in Moore. Please pray for the souls of those who lost their lives. May God give them a merciful judgement. Remember too those who have been injured, those who have lost their homes and pets, their livelhood and their sense of security.
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by Bishop Edward J. SlatteryMay 22, 2013 - There will always be situations of material need where help in the form of concrete love of neighbor is indispensable. In the devastation wrought on central Oklahoma, we have encountered one such situation and so we must respond accordingly by helping the people affected by the tornadoes.
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by EOC StaffMay 10, 2013 - When the Year of Faith was announced, Bishops across the world were encouraged to enrich their diocesan celebrations by including multiple opportunities to obtain plenary indulgences. The faithful in the Diocese of Tulsa have two such opportunities coming up on Trinity Sunday, May 26.
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May 21, 2013 | by Estefania Aguirre - CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 21, 2013 / 08:08 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis sent special condolences to those parents who lost their children in a tornado that killed around 100 people in Oklahoma.
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May 21, 2013 | by David Uebbing - CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 21, 2013 / 04:31 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis did not perform an exorcism when he prayed over a young disabled man in St. Peter’s Square on Pentecost Sunday, according to the Vatican’s spokesman.
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May 21, 2013 | by Kevin J. Jones - CNA/EWTN NewsNew York City, N.Y., May 21, 2013 / 02:04 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Global Rosary Relay for Priests’ fourth annual event will take place this June 7, providing an opportunity for worldwide prayer to support priests in their ministry.
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May 21, 2013 | by Adelaide Mena - CNA/EWTN NewsWashington D.C., May 20, 2013 / 05:05 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Secretary of State John Kerry released on May 20 the annual International Religious Freedom Report for 2012, which documents violence and persecution towards global religious minorities.
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May 21, 2013 | by CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 20, 2013 / 11:35 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis encouraged bold prayer and faithful trust in God during his homily at Mass today at Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican.
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May 21, 2013 | by CNA/EWTN NewsThe U.S. bishops recently announced that the second Fortnight for Freedom will take place this summer.
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May 21, 2013 | by Estefania Aguirre - CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 20, 2013 / 04:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Francis asked those gathered for the Pentecost Vigil Mass at the Vatican to chant Christ's name instead of his own, highlighting his role as Christ's vicar on earth.
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May 21, 2013 | by Marta Jiménez - CNA/EWTN NewsRome, Italy, May 21, 2013 / 12:02 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- According to an Argentine priest, Pope Francis when he was Archbishop of Buenos Aires helped save a young mailman from the abyss of drug addiction and became his spiritual father.
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May 21, 2013 | by CNAHouston, Texas, May 21, 2013 / 12:02 am (CNA).- A Houston doctor is under investigation on charges that he performed illegal late-term abortions after former employees alleged that several babies were born alive and then killed in gruesome ways.
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May 20, 2013 | by CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 19, 2013 / 07:22 am (CNA/EWTN News).- St. Peter’s Square was “transformed into an open-air Cenacle,” Pope Francis said after he celebrated Pentecost with Church movements.
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May 20, 2013 | by David Uebbing - CNA/EWTN NewsVatican City, May 19, 2013 / 06:58 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Around 200,000 pilgrims packed St. Peter’s Square to celebrate Pentecost with Pope Francis, who called on them to be open to “God’s surprises” because they bring true happiness.
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May 20, 2013 | by Adelaide Mena - CNAWashington D.C., May 18, 2013 / 04:03 pm (CNA).- Catholic Charities USA and other agencies across the country harshly criticized a $21 billion cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program included in the Farm Bill introduced recently to Congress.
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Confession Initiative
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Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2013Would you like to serve the poor in a unique and fun way? Catholic Charities could use your help to build another garden bed this year “to grow healthy foods that nourish the body, soul and spirit” through the Saint Fiacre Garden Program.
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Feb 4 - Dec 31, 2013Pregnant? We can help! Where? 2450 North Harvard Tulsa, OK 74115
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May 20-24, 2013We wish to spread the word about the Sacred Images: Icons on Glass workshop that is being held at St. Gregory's University in Shawnee from Monday May 20 through Friday May 24. Rodica Focseneanu Cunningham, M.F.A. and Christopher Cunningham, M.F.A. will be teaching Romanian reverse-glass iconography tradition from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day in Fine Arts Room 213. At the end of the week, the icons can be dedicated in a ceremony with of the priests from St. Gregory's Abbey.
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Jun 2, 2013This program educates adults on how to keep children safe from sexual predators. All adults are encouraged to attend.
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Jun 20, 2013Bishop Slattery travels to Holdenville State Correctional Center for Confirmation Mass and Homily.
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Jun 24, 2013This program educates adults on how to keep children safe from sexual predators. All adults are encouraged to attend.
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Jul 8-9, 2013This course explores the principles and methods of caring for young people from various cultures and their families. The course develops an understanding of the breadth and depth of pastoral ministry, of family systems and adolescent develop-ment, and the role that cultural identity plays in the development of adolescents. The goal is two-fold: (a) it aims to promote healthy adolescent development from a pastoral care perspective and (b) to develop preventative interventions for families with adolescents.
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USCCB Religious Freedom Site
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