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USCCB after 9 killed in San Jose shooting: “Something fundamentally broken in our society”

May 26, 2021

By CNA Staff

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, chairman of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development said on Wednesday, May 26,... Read more

Archbishop Paul S. Coakley.

Award praises OKC archbishop's 'rallying cry' against black mass

Dec 5, 2014

Oklahoma City’s Archbishop Paul Coakley has received a Catholic leadership award for his prominent opposition to a satanic black mass... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City expects the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia to be 'a tremendous catechetical moment'.

Pope's Philly visit will be 'powerful' witness to marriage, bishop says

Nov 24, 2014

By Matt Hadro

Next year’s World Meeting of Families – which Pope Francis has confirmed he will attend – will be a “tremendous... Read more

A family at the Khazair checkpoint after fleeing from Mosul, Iraq on June 11, 2014.

'Don’t abandon us' – Church in Mosul 'no longer exists'

Oct 23, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

Reflecting on his recent trip to the Holy Land and to Iraqi Kurdistan, Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City said... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City carries the Eucharist in procession Sept. 21 to counter a black mass held at the city's civic music hall.

Thousands of prayerful witnesses dwarf black mass turnout in OKC

Sep 22, 2014

Thousands of Catholics across Oklahoma responded to a sparsely attended black mass in Oklahoma City with prayers, Eucharistic processions, and... Read more

  Oklahoma City Civic Center Music Hall.

Archbishop calls slated black mass offensive, horrendous

Jul 16, 2014

By Carl Bunderson

Archbishop of Oklahoma City Paul Coakley called a black mass scheduled to take place in the city's civic center an... Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley of Oklahoma City speaks at the state's Catholic Advocacy Day, March 25, 2014.

Okla. Catholics speak up for voiceless with lawmakers

Apr 2, 2014

A recent “Catholic Advocacy Day” gave laity in Oklahoma the opportunity to participate in the legislative process and to be... Read more