Celebrating the beatification of Archbishop Romero

Sister Josephine Lucker, MM, who served in El Salvador from 1997 to 2004, reads from II Chronicles 24: 18-21 during the Mass.
Sister Josephine Lucker, MM, who served in El Salvador from 1997 to 2004, reads from II Chronicles 24: 18-21 during the Mass.

Maryknoll Sisters

More than 350 people gathered at the Queen of Apostles Chapel at the Maryknoll Mission Center in Ossining, New York, for a Mass MaY 23 to celebrate the beatification of Oscar Romero, Archbishop of El Salvador. Archbishop Romero was assassinated while celebrating Mass in the hospital Church of the Divine Providence in San Salvador on March 24, 1980. The celebration was presented by the Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters, Maryknoll Lay Missioners and Maryknoll Affiliates. Read more