Decades After His Murder, An Archbishop Is Put On Path To Sainthood
Pope Francis has declared slain Archbishop Oscar Romero a martyr. Previous popes declined to do so, possibly because of Romero's role in liberation theology.
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Record Turnout For Pope's Sunday Mass In Manila
Francis concludes his four-day visit to the region's only predominately Catholic country advocating for the poor and warning against the government's "insidious" family planning program.
Vatican Committee Reportedly Declares Slain Archbishop A Martyr
Oscar Romero was gunned down in 1980 after he denounced a crackdown by El Salvador's junta on its left-wing opponents at the start of a 13-year civil war.
Pope Francis, At Christmas Gathering, Blasts Vatican's Bureaucrats
He accused the Curia, which oversees the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, of "spiritual Alzheimer's" and careerism. Francis has made reforming the Vatican a major part of his agenda.
Vatican Arrests Defrocked Archbishop On Sex Charges
Former Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, who was defrocked earlier this year, has been accused of paying for sex with children while he was papal ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
WFU Will Host Vatican Expert & Author
The Catholic Church continues to struggle with issues including cases of alleged sexual abuse by priests and a decline in the number of priests and nuns in several religious orders.