United Nations recognise Archbishop Romero's legacy
March 24th has been designated by the United Nations' General Assembly the International
Day for the right to truth about gross human rights violations and for the dignity
of victims. The initiative pays tribute to the murdered Archbishop of San Salvador,
Oscar Arnulfo Romero who was shot and killed by a hired assassin while celebrating
Mass on March 24th 1980. While Romero has been held up by Christians as a martyr
and a model for justice and peace workers in countries around the world, his legacy
is also increasingly being recognised outside the Church as well. Philippa Hitchen
talks about that legacy with Franciscan Fr Gearóid Francisco Ó Conaire who worked
in El Salvador for many years and who now heads the Justice and Peace office of the
UISG, the International Union of Superiors General here in Rome....