James T. Keane

With three hours still to go until the mass of celebration for the beatification of Oscar Romero the Plaza El Salvador del Mundo and the surrounding streets are filled with people some of whom slept in the street overnight through the downpours and the lightning The mood is celebratory but the g

While the beatification ceremony for Oscar Romero will be held on Saturday in Plaza El Salvador del Mundo in San Salvador many pilgrims are also visiting La Capilla del Hospital Divina Providencia the small church where Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass on March 24 1980 Some of Rome

Among the many fascinating relics to be seen in the small museum dedicated to Oscar Romero at the site of his assassination on March 23 1980 are several small shelves of books in his rooms at the time Most are the books of a churchman collections of homilies the liturgy of the hours a Roman Mis

The city will be filled with over 200,000 religious pilgrims in just about 36 hours.

The countdown to the archbishop’s beatification in San Salvador begins