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Oscar Romero, the murdered Salvadoran cleric canonized Sunday by Pope Francis, was a powerful orator who used his pulpit to denounce rampant military repression and social injustice. As archbishop of San Salvador, Romero emerged as a "voice of the voiceless" during intense social and political conflict in El Salvador. |
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As archbishop of San Salvador, Romero emerged as a "voice of the voiceless" during intense social and political conflict in El Salvador. He was an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of government repression, denouncing scores of killings by right-wing death squads in a Central American country roiled by protests over electoral fraud. |
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He was an outspoken advocate for the poor and victims of government repression, denouncing scores of killings by right-wing death squads in a Central American country roiled by protests over electoral fraud. Romero, 62, was shot through the heart by a marksman on March 24, 1980 while he celebrated.... |
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It's a numbers game as the Taoiseach's Cabinet reshuffle moves towards a Dail vote on Tuesday. Overnight, the Government got a boost, when Independent TD Noel Grealish confirmed he'd back the Government in key votes - until Brexit is sorted. The Government's;
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The pontiff will also use a chalice and pastoral staff belonging to Paul VI in a canonization being seen as a reminder of Francis’s call for “a poor church for the poor”. Both men have been hailed by Francis for their courage in turbulent times and their dedication to social justice and the downtrodden. |
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Crucifixes are dangled hopefully, and holy water sprayed about, as a concerned cleric attempts to expel the wretched demons living within. That is popular image of exorcism, conveyed on TV and in the movies - most notably in the classic 1973 horror film, The Exorcist. |
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Tapestries of Roman Catholic Archbishop Oscar Romero (l) and Pope Paul VI hang from a balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday [AFP] Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join the church's highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. |
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UP FOR SAINTHOOD. The tapestries of Archbishop Oscar Romero (left) and Pope Paul VI (right) hang from a balcony of the facade of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on October 13, 2018, a day before the Catholic Church officially recognizes them as saints. Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP. |
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Slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join the church's highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. Pope Francis will wear a blood-stained rope belt which belonged to Romero, who was murdered at the.... |
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Slain Salvadoran Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join the church's highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. Pope Francis will wear a blood-stained rope belt which belonged to Romero, who was murdered at the altar, as he.... |
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VATICAN CITY – Slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero and Pope Paul VI, Catholic giants who sparked controversy during their lifetimes, will join the church’s highest rank Sunday with an elevation to sainthood. Pope Francis will wear a blood-stained rope belt that belonged to Romero, who was.... |
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