First U.S.-Born Priest and Martyr Beatified by Catholic Church | Sojourners

First U.S.-Born Priest and Martyr Beatified by Catholic Church

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In an apostolic letter read in Latin by Amato and English by Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, Francis praised Rother as a priest and martyr “who was driven by a deeply rooted faith and a profound union with God, and by the arduous duty to spread the Word of God in missionary lands.”

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