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Prayer Without Pilgrims: Holy Sepulchre Friars Keep Vigil Amid War and...

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Five Spanish Franciscan missionaries — Father Pedro de Corpa, Father Blas Rodríguez, Father Miguel de Añon, Brother Antonio de Badajóz, and Father Francisco de Veráscola — were martyred in 1597 in the present-day state of Georgia. | Credit: Courtesy of the Diocese of Savannah/public domain

Beatification of the Georgia Martyrs Marks Historic Moment for Church in...

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Venerable Augusto Ramírez Monasterio is seen in a photo taken within moments of his release after he endured hours of torture at the hands of the military in June 1983. His torturers forced him to sign a document stating he had been "treated well," the vice postulator of his cause said. Pope Leo XIV recognized Fray Augusto's martyrdom Jan. 22, 2026. (OSV News photo/courtesy Franciscan Father Edwin Alvarado Segura)

Fray Augusto: The Martyr Who Sealed Confession With His Life

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