Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma has received word that as many as eight hundred refugees from Afghanistan will likely arrive in Tulsa in the coming weeks.

Catholic Charities, as the sole refugee resettlement agency for Oklahoma, has been asked by the US State Department to receive 800 Afghan citizens to the Tulsa Area. Made up of approximately 200 families, these refugees have been rescued from the difficult situation that has unfolded at the Kabul airport. The...

CCEOK’s Emergency Assistance Manager Peter Chacon and Director of Public Relations Debbie Crowley explained that CCEOK is committed to providing assistance to anyone in need.

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is preparing to possibly host families from Afghanistan in Tulsa. The organization filled out a capacity survey letting the state department know they were prepared to provide a place to live for 50 to 100 Afghan families.

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma is preparing to possibly host families from Afghanistan in Tulsa. The organization filled out a capacity survey letting the state department know they were prepared to provide a place to live for 50 to 100 Afghan families.

Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma (CCEOK) has begun a new disaster preparedness program that will eventually be available to all parishes in the diocese. Funded by a three-year $75,000 grant from the Cargill Foundation through Catholic Charities U.S.A., the program aims to help local communities and individuals prepare for and...

Before the recent flooding, Evan Monsivais, who is married to Jose Monsivais, said that their close-knit community was full of children playing and it was always bustling with activity. When the waters of the Arkansas recently reached historic flood levels, however, their entire community was reduced to a ghost town.

Speaking at a Vatican conference in late 2018 on what to do with churches that are no longer used for worship, Pope Francis said that those buildings can be, “witnesses to the faith of the community that produced them in the past and for this reason, they are in their...

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in an economic crisis in the United States, leading to record unemployment rates and placing financial strain on millions of families. With so many people now being unable to work due to government mandates, Catholic Charities of Eastern Oklahoma, the largest distributor of food to...

At age 23, divorced and already the mother of a little boy, she terminated her pregnancy not long after the landmark Roe v. Wade decision. For years afterward, she struggled with guilt and the pain of subsequent infertility caused by complications from the dilation and curettage.