Christian martyrs

‘Father Stan’s Our Man’: Okla. farm town honors hometown hero on path to sainthood

By Bobby Ross Jr. — July 31, 2017
OKARCHE, Okla. (RNS) — The Rev. Stanley Francis Rother's upcoming beatification both thrills and amazes people in this farm town of 1,200, about 40 miles northwest of the state capital.

COMMENTARY: A call for a more realistic reporting of Christian martyrs

By Judd Birdsall — November 12, 2013
(RNS) It may sound counterintuitive, but it’s better to err on the side of undercounting martyrs than to risk overcounting them. What’s at stake is credible religious freedom advocacy.
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