Sadly, the church of El Salvador can offer any number of priests, men and women religious and lay people to choose from to hold up as modern exemplars of Christian self-sacrifice.
Salvadoran Martyrs
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The four martyred churchwomen of El Salvador dare us to be saints
More than four decades after their murders, the four churchwomen of El Salvador remain powerful examples of faith and commitment to the Gospel.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
El Salvador charges ex-president Cristiani in 1989 massacre of Jesuits and associates
Prosecutors announced charges against former president Alfredo Cristiani and a dozen other people, including former military officers, in the massacre. The list of charges will apparently include murder, terrorism and conspiracy.
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We need more dangerous saints
The beatification of Rutilio Grande, S.J., this weekend in San Salvador reminds us of the power of Christian witness and courage in the face of oppression.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
4 lessons from Rutilio Grande, priest, prophet and martyr
Rutilio Grande, S.J., who will be beatified on Jan. 22, has much to teach us about how to live a life of Christian discipleship.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Interview: The life and martyrdom of Jesuit Rutilio Grande
Father Grande is more than just a Jesuit saint, but a saint for the clergy and people of El Salvador.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
On 40th anniversary of their killing, missionaries of El Salvador remembered for their political witness as much as their faith
Biographer Eileen Markey said that the four women were very aware that their work could put them in harm’s way.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Read: Pope Francis on the 40th anniversary of the four missionary women killed in El Salvador
Pope Francis’ remarks from his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 2.
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Salvadoran university welcomes conviction for ’89 Jesuit murders
In a Sept. 11 ruling, former Col. Inocente Orlando Montano, 77, was found to have planned and ordered the murders of the five Jesuits priests — all Spanish nationals — Nov. 16, 1989, at their residence on the Central American University campus.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
I knew the Jesuits killed in El Salvador. Today, we can begin to heal.
Spain’s sentencing of a former Salvadoran colonel for the murder of five Jesuit priests means the truth has surfaced, writes Father Manuel Acosta from San Salvador, but a rotten judicial system still causes pain.