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Bishops of Central America, North America, and the Caribbean met in El Salvador Aug. 21-25, 2023, to analyze various migratory scenarios at an international meeting.

In front of the tomb of St. Óscar Romero, bishops pledge to care for migrants

Aug 31, 2023

By Diego López Colín

Meeting in El Salvador Aug. 21-25, representatives of bishops’ conferences analyzed the various migratory scenarios at an international meeting. Read more

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of the Diocese of Matagalpa, Nicaragua.

Latin American bishops pray for Nicaraguan Bishop Álvarez at cathedral where St. Oscar Romero is buried

Feb 14, 2023

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Romero was an outspoken critic of political injustice in the country and of the violence affecting the lives of ordinary... Read more

Catedral Metropolitana de San Salvador.

Bishops oppose 'absurd' amnesty law for El Salvador

Mar 19, 2019

A proposal to grant amnesty to those convicted of war crimes committed during the El Salvadoran civil war has drawn... Read more

St. Oscar Romero. Courtesy photo, office of canonization

Arrest warrant issued for alleged killer of Saint Oscar Romero

Oct 24, 2018

A court in San Salvador issued an arrest warrant for the man suspected of the March 24, 1980 killing of... Read more

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