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St. Oscar Romero is pictured in an undated photo in San Salvador, El Salvador. (CNS photo/Equipo Maiz, courtesy CAFOD, Just One World)

Faith

Forty years after his martyrdom, St. Romero influences U.S. church

Rhina Guidos|Mar 24, 2020|6 Min Read

Catholic school students participate in the commemoration of the 1977 murder of Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande in El Paisnal, El Salvador, March 12, 2019. March 12 marks the 43rd anniversary of when Father Grande was killed while on his way to a novena. (CNS photo/Jose Cabezas, Reuters)

World

El Salvador marks 43rd anniversary of Jesuit's martyrdom as beatification looms

Rhina Guidos|Mar 12, 2020|3 Min Read

Retired Bishop Eduardo Alas Alfaro, a Salvadoran prelate and contemporary of St. Oscar Romero, died Feb. 27, 2020, at age 89. He is pictured in an undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Carmen Lara)

World

Once an unlikely candidate for the priesthood, Salvadoran bishop dies at 89

Rhina Guidos|Feb 27, 2020|4 Min Read

A mural in El Paisnal, El Salvador, seen in this Jan. 29 photo, features Blessed Oscar Romero and town native Father Rutilio Grande, surrounded by rural men, women and children, the community the Jesuit Father Grande served from 1972 until his March 12, 1977, assassination. Father Grande spoke of his dream of a communal table where everyone, including the poor, had a place to eat and a right to have a say in matters that affected them. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)

World

Pope clears way for beatification of Salvadoran Jesuit, companions

Rhina Guidos|Feb 22, 2020|5 Min Read

Migrants from Central America trying to reach the United States react as police approach them near Frontera Hidalgo, Mexico, Jan. 21, 2020. At least 138 Salvadorans have been murdered after being deported back to country from the United States, according to a report released Feb. 5 from Human Rights Watch. (CNS photo/Andres Martinez Casares, Reuters)

World

Human Rights Watch says deportees killed after return to El Salvador

David Agren|Feb 6, 2020|2 Min Read

Salvadoran Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar talks to Jesuit Father Kevin Gillespie, right, pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church and parish members in Washington's Georgetown section Nov. 8, 2019. The prelate from the Diocese of Chalatenango in northern El Salvador spoke about various social justice topics but also the Salvadoran church's quest for justice. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)

World

Salvadoran bishop: Without justice, it's hard to heal

Rhina Guidos|Dec 6, 2019|5 Min Read

Salvadoran Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar greets parishioners at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart following Mass in Washington Nov. 10, 2019. At 51, Bishop Escobar is El Salvador's youngest bishop and one greatly influenced by the country's St. Oscar Romero and his devotion to the poor. (CNS photo/Rhina Guidos)

Faith

Behind a gentle Salvadoran bishop, a legacy in defense of the poor

Rhina Guidos|Dec 5, 2019|6 Min Read

Marilyn Miranda, 9, draped in a Salvadoran flag, attends an immigration rally with her mother outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington June 4, 2019. (CNS photo/Leah Millis, Reuters)

Confusion arises over TPS for Salvadorans

Rhina Guidos|Oct 31, 2019|2 Min Read

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News

Border deaths spark condemnation by Salvadorans, other Catholics in US

Rhina Guidos|Jun 28, 2019|5 Min Read

Priests carry the casket of Father Cecilio Perez Cruz during his funeral procession in Sonzacate

World

Salvadoran authorities arrest sacristan as suspect in priest killing

Rhina Guidos|Jun 15, 2019|2 Min Read

A woman carries an image of St. Oscar Romero as priests carry the casket of Father Cecilio Perez Cruz during his funeral procession in Sonzacate

World

Gang murder or environmental crime in killing of Salvadoran priest?

Rhina Guidos|May 22, 2019|3 Min Read

Priests pray over the casket of Father Cecilio Perez Cruz during his funeral Mass in Sonzacate

World

El Salvador lays to rest another priest presumably assassinated by gangs

Rhina Guidos|May 21, 2019|4 Min Read

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