Share This: On October 14, 2018, Pope Francis canonized Archbishop Óscar Arnulfo Romero as a saint. The bishop was murdered on March 24, 1980, by orders of the government from a single shot to the heart while officiating the Eucharist. He was declared “saint” for the love for God and humanity. He was declared “saint” for the miracle of his sustained, passionate, self-giving and life-giving love for God and justice gifted to the impoverished and dehumanized masses in El Salvador. It only took three years. On February 22, 1977, a few weeks after being named archbishop, Romero saw one of his friends, Rutilio Grande S.J., executed by the death squads. From that…
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A Global Slaughter of Christians
Share This: From Kristen Powers: Christians in the Middle East and Africa are being slaughtered, tortured, raped, kidnapped, beheaded, and forced to flee the birthplace of Christianity. One would think this horror might be consuming the pulpits and pews of American churches. Not so. The silence has been nearly deafening. As Egypt’s Copts have battled the worst attacks on the Christian minority since the 14th century, the bad news for Christians in the region keeps coming. On Sunday, Taliban suicide bombers killed at least 85 worshippers at All Saints’ church, which has stood since 1883 in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan. Christians were also the target of Islamic fanatics in…
