VATICAN CITY (AP) – Pope Francis decreed Tuesday that slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero was killed out of hatred for the faith, approving a martyrdom declaration that sets the stage for his beatification.
Francis, the first Latin American pope, approved the decree honoring one of the heroes of Latin American Catholics at a meeting with the head of the Vatican’s saint-making office.
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The decree signed Tuesday by Francis makes clear that Romero was a martyr in the classic sense, k i lled out of hatred for the faith.
