Dear Editor: Heartfelt kudos to Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio for beginning the cause for the canonization of Bishop Francis X. Ford and for selecting exceptional men to work on the cause.
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Lithuanian Martyr Is on The Road to Sainthood
A Lithuanian archbishop who was murdered with a lethal injection after 16 years in prisons and labor camps was to become the first Catholic martyr from the country’s communist era to be declared blessed.
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Priest Slain in Guatemala Recognized as a Martyr
Pope Francis has recognized the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City, Okla., making him the first U.S.-born martyr.