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.

(Because, you know, Romero wasn't political.)

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

'The Americanization of Narcissism,' by Elizabeth Lunbeck

Archbishop Oscar Romero had as many enemies in death as in life.

You're a fan of Bob Dylan, right? But not really. You're a fan of his music. You prefer covers by Adele, Johnny Cash, The Byrds or Joan Baez, because you don't much care for Dylan's voice. And if you're like most people, you think Bob Dylan is sort of a jerk.

We’d all do well to hesitate before calling someone a criminal, before calling a cop a thug.

No longer are synods stage-managed pageants that simply ratify the pope’s decisions.