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Leo XIV carries St. Óscar Romero with him

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Pope Leo XIV carries a holy card and a third-class relic of St. Óscar Romero to entrust himself to the saint daily, according to Archbishop José Luis Escobar of San Salvador. The Archbishop, who serves as president of the Salvadoran Episcopal Conference, shared this detail following a meeting with the Pope on September 11 during the bishops' ad limina visit.

The Pope shared these personal details while responding to two petitions from the Salvadoran bishops. The first petition asks for St. Óscar Romero to be named a Doctor of the Church, and the second requests a papal visit to El Salvador, including a stop at the tomb of the martyred archbishop. During the same meeting, the bishops presented the Pope with a first-class relic of the saint.

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