The recent Oscar Romero Lecture at Mill Hill Chapel in Leeds was sponsored by The Romero Trust and the J&P Commission. It was given by the great friend of CAFOD Ruben Zamora whose own life of exemplary high level public service in El Salvador was characterized by his personal contact with Archbishop Oscar Romero, the […]
Oscar Romero
28 Apr 17 – Kevin Dowling on Oscar Romero and Nonviolence
On Tuesday 25 April Bishop Kevin Dowling gave a talk to just over 50 people about the Catholic Nonviolence Initiative and the lessons in nonviolence from the life of Oscar Romero. It was a very powerful presentation. Bishop Kevin spoke from his personal involvement in situations of unrest in both South Africa and other part […]
16 MAR 16 – Romero Lecture 2016
The Commission hosted a presentation of the 2016 Romero Lecture, which the Archbishop Romero Trust organises (with support from CAFOD and Pax Christi) every year. This year the title of the lecture was “The Violence of Peacemaking: Oscar Romero and the search for peace” The lecture was given by Fr. Francisco de Roux SJ, Provincial […]