Tag: Salvadoran archbishop

• Tuesday, October 16th 2018 - 08:54 UTC

  Francis canonizes Oscar Romero, ex archbishop of El Salvador killed by the military

  

  A murdered Salvadoran archbishop associated with social justice and progressive theology was canonized over the weekend. The martyred Oscar Romero, former archbishop of San Salvador, was made a saint on Sunday morning, alongside six other canonized church figures, including Pope Paul VI.