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Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

Blessed Stanley Rother Shrine's first anniversary will be observed at the 12:15 p.m. Mass on Feb. 17 and Masses later in the day.

The local Church in Guatemala recently commemorated the 40th anniversary of the death of Franciscan Father Augusto Ramírez Monasterio.

Martyr remembered for his deep faith and pastoral presence Sept. 23.

Here is a look at five of Oklahoma's attention-grabbing religion stories of 2023 and what's next for them in the coming year.

In 2016, Pope Francis named Father Rother a martyr of the faith, the first martyr from the United States, and in 2017 he became the first beatified U.S.-born...

Archdiocese of Oklahoma City

A "Day of Prayer and Pilgrimage" featuring a pilgrimage walk, marked the 60th anniversary of Blessed Stanley Rothers ordination to the priesthood.

A statue of Blessed Stanley Rother at the new shrine in his honor in Oklahoma City. / Alan Holdren/EWTN NewsSt. Louis, Mo., Feb 17, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).Stanley Rother, born a simple Oklahoma farm boy, became a Catholic priest and volunteered to serve the poor as a missionary in Guatemala in 1968. Thirteen years later, a group of armed men shot him to death in his rectory.Four decades on, with thousands in attendance and amid a resounding, angelic choir, the archbishop of Oklahoma City dedicate...

The $50 million shrine on SE 89th Street between Shields Boulevard and Interstate 35 is being dedicated Friday, nearly three years after site work began in April 2020.