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Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar

Bishop Oswaldo Escobar Aguilar, a Discalced Carmelite, is head of the Diocese of Chalatenango, El Salvador, and has written a book about St. Oscar Romero and his pastoral experience in Chalatenango.

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Here is the official portrait of four Salvadorans set for beatification in El Salvador Jan. 22, 2022. (CNS illustration/Beatification Office of the Archdiocese of San Salvador)

El Salvador's four new blesseds set worldwide example for church

Commentary: El Salvador's Jan. 22 beatifications of two priests and two lay companions highlight our Salvadoran church's example as a martyrial church. All four died for the same cause: the Gospel.

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