Martyr priest, now Saint Romero, challenged power in El Salvador - Reuters

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Martyr priest, now Saint Romero, challenged power in El Salvador Reuters SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) - In 1980, a day after urging El Salvador's military to halt a string of abuses that would inflame a 12-year civil war in the impoverished country, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot dead while leading Mass. A statue of ... Salvadorans celebrate ahead of Oscar Romero canonisationBBC News Salvadorans journey to Rome for Archbishop Oscar Romero's canonization as Catholic saintNBCNews.com Óscar Romero, Archbishop Killed While Saying Mass, Will Be Named a Saint on SundayNew York Times Newsday all 107 news articles »

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