After the canonization of St. Oscar Romero finally came to fruition, Salvadorans and the saint’s admirers must give him new life by learning about him, pondering how his teachings apply to the present and helping others around the world based on his work toward ending injustice and exclusion, said the head of Pontifical Missions for El Salvador, the homeland of the newly minted saint.
Salvadoran missions chief: Honor St. Romero by fighting injustice
Judge orders arrest of longtime suspect in St. Romero’s 1980 killing
Days after the Catholic Church declared Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero a saint, a judge in El Salvador issued a capture order for a former military captain suspected of killing the religious leader in 1980 as he celebrated Mass.
Faithful citizenship: Seek first the kingdom
St. Oscar Romero and Dorothy Day were leaders who Catholics can look to modeled faithful citizenship.