Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

The clemency marks the second time Stitt has granted clemency to a death-row inmate during his nearly seven years in office.

Archbishop Coakley sat down with OSV News to discuss his new leadership role in the conference.

Archbishop Coakley’s election signals that an unspoken but respected principle of seniority has yet again been a deciding factor of the bishops’ election.

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City and Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, were elected as president and vice president of the USCCB.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at the Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine in Oklahoma City Sept. 24 for retired Archbishop Eusebius J. Beltran, who died at age 91.

The Supreme Court sidestepped a major ruling in a case over what would have been the nation’s first Catholic charter school, effectively blocking the effort.

The Supreme Court April 30 heard oral argument on whether St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School could be a publicly funded Catholic charter school.