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An Ontario judge has acquitted Linda Gibbons, a 76-year-old Christian grandmother and pro-life activist who was charged with protesting within an “buffer zone” outside an abortion clinic.

Judge acquits 76-year-old Canadian pro-life activist 

Dec 17, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

Linda Gibbons was on trial for holding up a sign outside a Toronto abortion facility that performs abortions up to... Read more

A memento mori at the Teutonic Cemetery in the Vatican.

Spooky, scary, saintly? How Catholics can see Halloween at its best

Oct 31, 2024

By CNA Staff

“Visible symbols of death thus represent a reminder of the last things — death, judgment, heaven, and hell,” said Bishop... Read more

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Oklahoma Catholic charter school petitions U.S. Supreme Court to consider approval

Oct 8, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Oklahoma Supreme Court had ruled that the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board could not authorize a charter with... Read more

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Nebraska ballot measure would make private schools ineligible for voucher program

Sep 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

A ballot measure to repeal a new school choice scholarship voucher program is set to be on the November 2024... Read more

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Oklahoma school board rescinds contract for Catholic charter school

Aug 13, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In late June the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against the school’s establishment and ordered the Statewide Virtual Charter School Board... Read more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court declines to stay ruling to rescind religious charter school contract 

Aug 6, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The state Supreme Court denied a stay of a recent ruling that required the Statewide Charter School Board rescind a... Read more

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Oklahoma asks state high court to force school board to cancel Catholic charter contract

Jul 31, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

The Oklahoma Supreme Court earlier this summer ruled against the establishment of St. Isidore of Seville Virtual Charter School. Read more

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Oklahoma orders school board to rescind Catholic charter contract after court ruling

Jul 18, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School would have been the first religious charter school in the nation, but in... Read more

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Appeals court refuses to reinstate Oklahoma federal grants in abortion referral dispute

Jul 16, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The state in November filed a lawsuit against the HHS after the Biden administration suspended “millions of dollars” in Title... Read more

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Oklahoma Catholic charter school to appeal to Supreme Court in public funding dispute

Jul 9, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School was set to launch in August as an online, tuition-free, Catholic K-12 charter... Read more

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Oklahoma mandates that the Bible be integrated in classroom instruction 

Jun 28, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

“The Bible is an indispensable historical and cultural touchstone,” Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters said Thursday. Read more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court rules against Catholic charter school proposal

Jun 25, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Oklahoma’s two Catholic bishops called the ruling “very disappointing.” Read more

In exchange for the transfer of the 74-acre Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU) Green Campus — formerly St. Gregory’s University — to St. Gregory’s Abbey, OBU will receive two parcels of land for future development totaling 134 acres in Shawnee, just east of Oklahoma City. The abbey and the university announced the news on June 7, 2024. 

Catholic abbey and Baptist university exchange land ‘to build up the kingdom’

Jun 21, 2024

By Kate Quiñones

In exchange for the transfer of the 74-acre Oklahoma Baptist University Green Campus to St. Gregory’s Abbey, OBU will receive... Read more

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Oklahoma judge says lawsuit over nation’s first Catholic charter school can proceed

Jun 6, 2024

By Daniel Payne

The court’s decision was “not making any type of ruling regarding substantive arguments” in the case, the judge said in... Read more

A powerful tornado hit St. Mary's Catholic Church in rural Barnsdall, Oklahoma, on May 6, 2024.

Tabernacle untouched at Oklahoma parish hit by powerful tornado

May 11, 2024

By Jonah McKeown

Father Emmanuel Nduka, who pastors three local churches including St. Mary’s, told CNA that the tabernacle’s survival served as a... Read more

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Oklahoma sues Biden administration in dispute over abortion, federal family planning funds

Nov 21, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The funding “has been terminated solely because Oklahoma will not commit to providing referrals for abortion,” the lawsuit claims.  Read more

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Oklahoma Supreme Court says superintendent can’t intervene in Catholic charter school suit

Nov 16, 2023

By Daniel Payne

State Attorney General Gentner Drummond filed a lawsuit last month against the Oklahoma Statewide Virtual Charter School Board. Read more

Archbishop Paul Coakley. Courtesy photo.

Oklahoma City archbishop urges governor to grant clemency to convicted murderer

Nov 10, 2023

By Jonah McKeown

A statewide board in Oklahoma this week narrowly recommended clemency for a man convicted of a double murder more than... Read more

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Oklahoma attorney general files lawsuit against nation’s first religious charter school

Oct 23, 2023

By Daniel Payne

State Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a Republican, announced the lawsuit in a press release on his website on Oct. 20. Read more

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Oklahoma board approves Catholic charter school contract

Oct 10, 2023

By Daniel Payne

The Archdiocese of Oklahoma said it was “excited to be one step closer to providing new education opportunities for families... Read more