US priest declared first American martyr by Pope Francis
Catholics walk past a picture of Rev Stanley Rother during a memorial Mass in the small town of Santiago Atitlan, Guatemala, on 28th July, 2006. Rev Rother was an Oklahoman priest killed on 28th July, 1981 for his work with indigenous poor during Guatemala’s brutal civil war. PICTURE: Reuters/Daniel LeClair RNS An American missionary priest […]