• Episode 10 | Monsignor Óscar Romero, El Salvador’s Bishop of the Poor

  • Mar 21 2025
  • Length: 5 mins
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Episode 10 | Monsignor Óscar Romero, El Salvador’s Bishop of the Poor

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  • Monsignor Óscar Romero was the archbishop of San Salvador. They called him la voz de la sin voz, The voice of the voiceless. He spoke out against the government repression, violence and killings in the late 1970s El Salvador. It cost him his life. He was killed on March 24, 1980, while at the altar while delivering mass. In 2018, Pope Francis declared him a saint. His legacy lives on.

    This is the tenth episode of Stories of Resistance — a new podcast co-produced by The Real News and Global Exchange. Each week, we’ll bring you stories of resistance like this. Inspiration for dark times.

    If you like what you hear, please subscribe, like, share, comment, or leave a review. You can also follow Michael’s reporting and support at www.patreon.com/mfox.

    Written and produced by Michael Fox.

    For more on El Salvador’s Resistance to U.S.-back violence of the 1970s and 80s, you can see Michael Fox’s 2024 podcast, Under the Shadow:For more on El Salvador’s Resistance to U.S.-backed violence of the 1970s and 80s, you can see Michael Fox’s 2024 podcast, Under the Shadow:

    Episode 4, El Salvador, the Innocent Victims

    Episode 5, El Salvador, Rebel Radio

    You can see pictures of the chapel where Monsignor Romero last celebrated mass, and a museum in his former home on Michael Fox’s Patreon account. www.patreon.com/mfox.

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