I am delighted that Pope Francis is actively promoting the cause for the canonisation of Archbishop Oscar Romero. We should remember that he was just one of many who were martyred in El Salvador at that time. Hopefully the Vatican will pursue the cause of Jean Donovan, a lay missionary, and Sisters Ita Ford, Maura Clarke and Dorothy Kazel, who were murdered by a military death squad in December 1980.The award-winning documentary Roses in December makes it clear that many others were prepa
19 February 2015, The Tablet
Saints and martyrs
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