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In front of the tomb of St. Óscar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants
Meeting in El Salvador Aug. 21-25, representatives of bishops’ conferences analyzed the various migratory scenarios at an international meeting. Read more
Salvadoran Education Ministry dismisses official who endorsed kids’ TV show with gender ideology
El Salvador’s Ministry of Education has dismissed the official responsible for allowing a children’s program with gender ideology to be... Read more
Pope Francis honors newly beatified El Salvador martyrs for their ‘heroic example’
Father Cosme Spessotto, Father Rutilio Grande, and two lay companions were declared blessed. Read more
Salvadoran archbishop thanks president for promise not to approve pro-abortion constitutional changes
The Archbishop of San Salvador thanked Saturday the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, for his commitment not to approve... Read more
Salvadoran president urged to oppose proposed pro-abortion constitutional changes
Seventy-five pro-life and pro-family organizations on Monday asked the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, to oppose the changes to... Read more
Salvadoran imprisoned for 1989 killings of 5 Jesuit priests
A former colonel of the Salvadoran military, Inocente Orlando Montano Morales, has been convicted in a Spanish court for is... Read more
El Salvador pro-life groups decry 'misleading' CBS report amid abortion fight
Pro-life leaders in El Salvador say a recent CBS News report on abortion in the country is misleading, and does... Read more
US censures 13 former Salvadoran soldiers for 1989 killing of Jesuits
The US Department of State announced Wednesday the designation of 13 former Salvadoran military officials for their involvement in the... Read more
US-Mexico border bishops sorrowed by migrant deaths
The bishops on either side of the Rio Grande where several migrants died last week expressed Friday their sorrow over... Read more
Faith sustains wife of drowned migrant, bishop says
Tania Vanessa Ávalos, the wife and mother of the migrants who died trying to cross into the US this week,... Read more
Pope Francis 'profoundly saddened' at image of drowned migrant father and daughter
Pope Francis expressed his ‘immense sadness’ upon seeing the image of the migrant father and child who drowned in their... Read more
MS-13 gang member suspected in Salvadoran priest’s death
A priest has been shot and killed by a suspected gang member in El Salvador, Vatican News reported Sunday. His... Read more
Cutting Central American aid will make matters worse, critics say
While the United States threatens to cut funding to Central America in response to immigration issues, critics say the cutbacks... Read more
Bishops oppose 'absurd' amnesty law for El Salvador
A proposal to grant amnesty to those convicted of war crimes committed during the El Salvadoran civil war has drawn... Read more
Thousands march in support of life, family in El Salvador
Thousands participated Nov. 3 in the “Family is Life” march in San Salvador, calling on authorities to end efforts to... Read more
Blessed Oscar Romero's legacy of charity in El Salvador
Oscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdamez, better known as Blessed Oscar Romero, once said that if El Salvador’s military oppressors killed... Read more
El Salvador bishops call for laws defending 'human right' to water
In a statement issued Monday, the Catholic bishops of El Salvador urged preventative legislation against the privatization of water sources. Read more
Salvadoran bishops visit US to ask that migrant protections be restored
A group of prominent Church officials from El Salvador visited the United States this week to urge a reconsideration of... Read more
Priest murdered during Holy Week in El Salvador
Fr. Walter Osmir Vásquez Jiménez was shot and killed the afternoon of March 29, Holy Thursday, on a dirt road... Read more
US bishops: End of protected status for Salvadorans is ‘heartbreaking’
The Department of Homeland Security announced today that it will terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for nearly 200,000 Salvadoran migrants,... Read more
