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Salvadoran Óscar Romero Canonized By Pope Francis
The former archbishop of San Salvador has been made a saint 38 years after his death.
Pope Francis has conferred sainthood on the murdered archbishop of San Salvador, Óscar Romero, at a ceremony in the Vatican attended by tens of thousands of pilgrims. Archbishop Romero was an outspoken advocate of peace and championed the struggles of poor.
Also in the programme: Saudi Arabia's stock market has plunged amid fears of scandal over the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and we mark one year since the deadliest attack in Somalia's history.
Photo: Archbishop Romero, pictured in July 1979 Credit: Corbis via Getty Images
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