Matthew Balan

An alumnus of the University of Delaware, Matthew Balan has previously worked at the Institute for Human Ecology at the Catholic University of America, the Media Research Center, Human Life International and the Heritage Foundation.

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 Diocese of Savannah/public domain

Vatican Recognizes Martyrdom of Spanish Missionaries in Georgia

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has promulgated a decree recognizing that five Spanish Franciscans were killed “in odium...