Guatemalans travel to Oklahoma to honor 1st US martyr
OKARCHE, Okla. (AP) " Few religious pilgrimages lead down a dusty, unpaved Oklahoma road past grazing horses, metal barns and towering wind turbines in the distance.But the unusual destination of this 2,000-mile (3,218-kilometer) trek from Central America to a farmhouse outside a one-stoplight town seems an appropriate honor for the Rev. Stanley Rother, a martyred priest celebrated for his unassuming nature and hard work.Rother is set to be beatified Saturday at Roman Catholic [...]
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