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October 15, 2018

Salvadoran archbishop asks Pope to make Romero first Latin American 'doctor of the church'

A man holding a portrait of St. Oscar Romero prays during an Oct. 13 Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral in Managua, Nicaragua.
VATICAN – Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador asked Pope Francis to proclaim St. Oscar Romero the church's first Latin American "doctor of the church."
Published in Faith
October 15, 2018

Vatican pilgrims at canonization support their local 'heroes'

A man holds a banner showing new St. Nunzio Sulprizio during the canonization Mass for seven new saints celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Oct. 14. Among the new saints were St. Paul VI and St. Oscar Romero.
VATICAN CITY – As the sun rose over the Tiber River, seven banners hanging on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica depicting the church's newest saints were illuminated by the new day.
Published in International