US Bishops and Jesuits reject government plan to honour soldiers who killed hundreds at Wounded Knee
On 26 September 2025, US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth announced that the twenty soldiers who participated in the 1890 massacre of hundreds of Lakota men, women, and children at Wounded Knee would retain the Medals of Honour awarded to them. He declared the decision final, stating: "Their place in our nation's history is no longer up for debate." Secretary Hegseth further stated that US sold... Read More

























