The Beatification of Óscar Romero
The New Yorker
(Carlos Dada) On May 23rd, thirty-five
years after his assassination, Óscar Romero, the Archbishop of San
Salvador, will be beatified. The ceremony is the step just prior to
sainthood, so a big celebration is expected in El Salvador, although the
cheer will not be unanimous. The country is still deeply divided
between the rightist and leftist political forces that (...)
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