President Trump Issues Statement on 45th Anniversary of Martyrdom of Father Rother
July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 28 -- President Trump issued the following statement on the 45th anniversary of the martyrdom of Father Stanley Rother:
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Today, Melania and I join with American Catholics and people of faith all across the world in honoring the towering legacy of Father Stanley Rother--an Oklahoma farm boy, the first American-born martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, and a champion of human dignity who heroically laid down his life to bring the light of Jesus C . . .
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Today, Melania and I join with American Catholics and people of faith all across the world in honoring the towering legacy of Father Stanley Rother--an Oklahoma farm boy, the first American-born martyr beatified by the Catholic Church, and a champion of human dignity who heroically laid down his life to bring the light of Jesus C . . .