The White House has honoured the legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother on the 45th anniversary of his martyrdom in Guatemala, saying that his life and death are "the fruits of America's rich tradition of religious liberty".
"Today, Melania and I join with American Catholics and people of faith all across the world in honoring the towering legacy of Father Stanley Rother—an Oklahoma farm boy, the first American-born martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, and a champion of human dignity who heroically laid down his life to bring the light of Jesus Christ to a people plagued by horrific darkness," said the July 28 presidential message.
