SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The Roman Catholic Church beatified two priests and two lay people Saturday, all victims of right-wing death squads during El Salvador’s civil war.
Four martyrs took a step toward sainthood in El Salvador Jan. 22, 2022. They were Nelson Rutilio Lemus, a teenage boy; Jesuit Father Rutilio Grande; sacristan Manuel Solórzano; and Franciscan Father Cosme Spessotto.