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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.

The V Encuentro is a multiyear process of missionary work, consultation, leadership development and community building among Hispanic Catholics. Nearly 60 percent of millennial Catholics are Hispanic with Hispanics representing about 40 percent of U.S. Catholics.

May each of us call them “Father” and lovingly support them until they are called home to the Eternal Father.

LOLOTIQUE, El Salvador (CNS) — On Easter, as thousands of Salvadorans from around the country packed into the rural town of Lolotique, Catholic Church officials laid to rest a 36-year-old priest violently killed during Holy Week — the latest victim of an unending wave of violence that plagues the country.

LOLOTIQUE, El Salvador (CNS) — Mientras centenares de salvadoreños de todo el país atestaban el pueblo rural de Lolotique durante la Pascua, oficiales de la Iglesia Católica daban sepultura al sacerdote de 36 años de edad que fue asesinado violentamente durante la Semana Santa — la víctima más reciente de una interminable ola de violencia que plaga el país.

Miles de vidas salvadas, 133 trabajadores del aborto que han dejado sus puestos de trabajo y 75 centros que cerraron sus puertas para siempre. El impresionante éxito del esfuerzo de oración 40 Días Para la Vida en medio de una cultura de la muerte ha inyectado nueva energía en el movimiento dedicado a proteger la vida humana desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural.

The theme for the 2016 Fortnight for Freedom, "Witnesses to Freedom," unfolded as faithful Catholics in Phoenix, the nation's Capitol and beyond spent part of their July 4 holiday in prayer.

"We come not as different religions but one in the Lord," said the Orlando Bishop said at an interfaith prayer vigil. Others in Florida and Texas allowed mourners to pray for Orlando in a special way and recognize the dignity of all people as children of God.

Phoenix seminarians immerse themselves in works of mercy as part of priesthood discernment and formation. Here's one of their stories.

For Spaniards and some Latin Americans who grew up with it, the aromatic smell of the roscon de reyes is one of the most treasured of childhood food memories surrounding the Epiphany.