Savannah bishop urges Catholics to draw courage from Georgia martyrs

The Bishop of Savannah has called on Catholics to become “joyful witnesses” to the faith as the Church in the American South prepares for the beatification of the Georgia Martyrs later this year. Speaking ahead of the ceremony, Bishop Stephen Parkes said the witness of the five 16th-century missionaries remains strikingly relevant in an age when Christian teaching is often misunderstood or resisted.