Monsignor Óscar Romero was the archbishop of San Salvador. They called him la voz de la sin voz, The voice of the voiceless. He spoke out against the government repression, violence and killings in the late 1970s El Salvador. It cost him his life. He was killed on March 24, 1980, while at the altar while delivering mass. In 2018, Pope Francis declared him a saint. His legacy lives on.

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For more on El Salvador’s Resistance to U.S.-back violence of the 1970s and 80s, you can see Michael Fox’s 2024 podcast, Under the Shadow:For more on El Salvador’s Resistance to U.S.-backed violence of the 1970s and 80s, you can see Michael Fox’s 2024 podcast, Under the Shadow:

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Monsignor Óscar Romero, El Salvador’s Bishop of the Poor | Stories of Resistance Ep. 10