The beatification of the slain Oscar Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador,
in his own city today, moves him one step closer to receiving the title
long ago bestowed by the acclamation of his people: “San Romero de los
Americas”. The honouring of the man comes 35 years after he was gunned
down as he celebrated Mass in the chapel of a hospital, having preached a
sermon the day before in which he called upon Salvadorean soldiers, as
Christians, to stop carrying out the Government’s repression of the
people, and spoken out continuously about the abuse of human rights and
the plight of the poor.
Pope Francis
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