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Archbishop Romero [VIDEO]
Priests in El Salvador and pilgrims reflect on Archbishop Oscar Romero who will be beatified May 23.
Abundance of media connects people far and wide to Romero beatification
The use of modern media to move and consume news of the beatification of Oscar Romero might be a fitting tribute to the Salvadoran archbishop whose few possessions included an audio diary to ensure the Gospel reached the masses.
Archbishop Romero’s beatification will be soon, archbishop says
Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified in San Salvador "certainly within the year and not later, but possibly within a few months," said Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, the postulator or chief promoter of the archbishop's sainthood cause.
Pope recognizes martyrdom of Archbishop Romero
After decades of debate within the church, Pope Francis formally recognized that Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was killed "in hatred of the faith" and not for purely political reasons.
Vatican official says Archbishop Romero’s sainthood cause ‘unblocked’
Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, president of the Pontifical Council for the Family and the official promoter of the sainthood cause of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, said the process to beatify and eventually canonize the slain Salvadoran archbishop has been unblocked.
El Salvador celebrates its first saint, whose legacy continues
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) — Near the end of his homily at a Mass just prior to St. Oscar Romero’s canonization, Jesuit Father Jose Maria Tojeira yelled to the crowd outside the Metropolitan Cathedral: “¡Viva Monsenor Romero! (Long live Archishop Romero!)”
Saints risk all for love of Jesus, pope says at canonization Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Carrying Pope Paul VI’s pastoral staff and wearing the blood-stained belt of Archbishop Oscar Romero of San Salvador, Pope Francis formally recognized them, and five others, as saints of the Catholic Church.
Bring hope to others, justice for the poor, pope says at Christmas Mass
Christ was born to touch people's hearts and show that love is the power that changes the course of history, Pope Francis said.
Bianca Jagger steps to the forefront in defense of Nicaraguan bishop
Bianca Jagger counts herself among the thousands of Nicaraguan Catholics in constant vigil for news about detained Bishop José Álvarez, who has been under house arrest in northern Nicaragua with 11 companions since Aug. 4.
At massacre site, Salvadoran cardinal condemns vengeance, exalts peace
In a stretch of land known as Las Aradas, in a remote part of northern El Salvador bordering Honduras, Salvadoran Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chavez blessed the monument, sprinkling holy water on top of the bricks bearing the names of those in the mass grave underneath.