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Big news:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pope Francis has given the green light for martyred Archbishop Oscar Romero to be declared a saint.<\/p>\n

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Mural by Douglas Radamez Barahona, Giobanny Ascencio y Raul Lemus- Grupo Cinteupiltzin CENAR El Salvador \/ Creative Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Francis has authorized a miracle attributed to Romero, and the canonization ceremony could take place during World Youth Day in Panama, January 2019.<\/p>\n

Romero\u2019s miracle was reportedly signed off by the Pope on Tuesday 6 March at the same time he authorised a miraculous intercession attributed to Paul VI, who will be canonized at the\u00a0end of October<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The precise date of the canonizations are expected to be announced by the Pope during a consistory meeting of cardinals in early May.<\/p>\n

Declaring Romero a saint culminates years of efforts to have the former Archbishop El Salvador raised to the altars of the church, a process which had been blocked by elements inside the Vatican.<\/p>\n

But Francis, the first Latin American Pope, pushed the obstacles to one side recognising Romero as a martyr meaning that he could be beatified in 2015.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Read on.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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