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Archbishop Oscaro Romero with young people in El Salvador in this undated file photo. Photo courtesy of Arzobispado de San Salvador/Oficina de la Causa de Canonizacion.

Blessed Oscar Romero's legacy of charity in El Salvador

Oct 11, 2018

By Jonah McKeown

Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez, better known as Blessed Oscar Romero, once said that if El Salvador’s military oppressors killed... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Jose Gregorio Rosa Chavez of San Salvador, who will be made a cardinal at a June 28, 2017 consistory.

El Salvador's first cardinal a friend of Blessed Oscar Romero

Jun 21, 2017

Pope Francis' decision to elevate Bishop José Gregorio Rosa Chávez is unprecedented: not only is he the first Salvadoran cardinal,... Read more

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