Salvadoran 'voice of voiceless' archbishop Romero beatified
AFP - Business Insider
Cheers rang from a crowd of hundreds of thousands Saturday as former
archbishop Oscar Romero, whose defense of the poor and repressed divided
both his nation and the Church, was beatified. Officials estimated some 300,000 worshipers attended the massive
ceremony on San Salvador's main square, where Pope Francis's envoy,
Angelo Amato, conferred the title of "blessed" on Romero, putting him
one step from sainthood. (...)


























