UK Catholic aid agency, CAFOD, who worked with Archbishop Oscar Romero, will join millions of Catholics to celebrate his canonisation in Rome today, on Sunday 14th October. Assassinated while celebrating Mass in El Salvador, Archbishop Oscar Romero, a defender of the poor and campaigner for peace, will be declared El Salvador’s first saint later today.... Read More
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