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The martyrs beatified -- including a teenage boy, priests and a sacristan -- were part of more than 75,000 civilians killed during the country's civil war in the 1970s and '80s that ended with peace accords in 1992.
Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande, two laymen and Franciscan missionary Cosme Spessotto were beatified in San Salvador
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) -- A Salvadoran cardinal with a front-row seat to the country's violent past said many have forgotten the country's trials and tribulations, including its 'fratricidal war,' but it's necessary to remember the past if El Salvador is ever to attain peace.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (CNS) -- Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and women, a depiction of one of the new martyrs of the Catholic Church looks anything but polished.
Unlike the spotless image of many holy men and women, a depiction of one of the new martyrs of the Catholic Church looks anything but polished...