San Salvador

San Salvador

• El Salvador court hears arguments in abortion case

  El Salvador's Supreme Court heard opening arguments Wednesday in a landmark abortion case in which a woman suffering from kidney failure and lupus has ... 

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  Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins'

  A new pope from Latin America known for ministering to the poor in his country's slums is raising the hopes of advocates of liberation theology, whose ... 

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  Vatican official: Romero saint effort 'unblocked'

  The Vatican official spearheading the case to make slain Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador a saint said Tuesday the process is moving forward ... 

• Kidnapped girl, 4, returned to Mexico

  Salvadoran authorities say a 4-year-old Mexican girl found in their Central American country had been kidnapped. Salvadoran Attorney General Luis ... 

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  Soldiers stole children during El Salvador's war

  One of Gregoria Contreras' first childhood memories was the moment she last saw her parents. Fighting between government troops and guerrillas had ... 

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  Papal resignation sparks global disbelief, grief

  From the parishes of Poland to the churches of Chile, Roman Catholics around the world were stunned Monday at the first papal resignation in six ... 

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  Quotes from the most, least positive countries

  Comments by people in some of the countries that a Gallup poll ranks as the world's most and least positive: ___ MOST POSITIVE 1. PANAMA "We're ...