Faith Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:22:25 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Salvadoran archbishop asks Pope to make Romero first Latin American 'doctor of the church' /faith/item/28203-salvadoran-archbishop-asks-pope-to-make-romero-first-latin-american-doctor-of-the-church /faith/item/28203-salvadoran-archbishop-asks-pope-to-make-romero-first-latin-american-doctor-of-the-church VATICAN – Archbishop Jose Luis Escobar Alas of San Salvador asked Pope Francis to proclaim St. Oscar Romero the church's first Latin American "doctor of the church."
]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) Faith Mon, 15 Oct 2018 15:13:31 -0400 Vatican pilgrims at canonization support their local 'heroes' /home/international/item/28194-vatican-pilgrims-at-canonization-support-their-local-heroes /home/international/item/28194-vatican-pilgrims-at-canonization-support-their-local-heroes VATICAN CITY – As the sun rose over the Tiber River, seven banners hanging on the facade of St. Peter's Basilica depicting the church's newest saints were illuminated by the new day.]]> cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Mon, 15 Oct 2018 01:35:14 -0400