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Bishops of El Salvador ask Pope Leo XIV to declare Oscar Arnulfo Romero Doctor of the Church

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Bishops from El Salvador have asked Pope Leo XIV to declare Saint Oscar Arnulfo Romero a Doctor of the Church. Archbishop José Luis Escobar Alas, the president of the Salvadoran episcopate, presented the request during a recent visit to Rome.

The proposal seeks to recognize the former Archbishop of San Salvador for the particular importance of his doctrinal teachings. During the meeting, the bishops also invited the Pope to visit El Salvador and pray at the tomb of Romero, who was assassinated in 1980.

Archbishop Escobar Alas reported that the Pope received both requests favorably, though he noted that they require a process of consultation and discernment before a final decision is made. During the audience, the bishops presented the Pope with a first-class relic of Romero. Archbishop Escobar Alas added that the Pope has a personal devotion to the saint and frequently carries a holy card and a third-class relic of Romero for daily prayer.

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  1. Oct 7, 6:46 AM DOMRADIO.DE Deutsch Wird Leos Liebling Lehrer? / El Salvadors Bischöfe fordern Ernennung Romeros zum Kirchenlehrer
  2. Oct 8, 8:53 PM InfoVaticana Español Los obispos de El Salvador piden al Papa que proclame Doctor de la Iglesia a san Óscar Romero

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