TheRepublic.com - San Salvador News http://www.therepublic.com/feed/place/3d17b0287f4f10048f4cdf092526b43e San Salvador News and Photos en-ca webstaff@therepublic.com Copyright 2013 El Salvador court hears arguments in abortion casehttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5ee69827c64640ac9b1c0967be9b992c/LT-Salvador-Abortionhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/5ee69827c64640ac9b1c0967be9b992c/LT-Salvador-AbortionSAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - 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 not been allowed to terminate a pregnancy in which the fetus is given no chance of surviving.]]>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:49 -0400Leftist priests: Francis can fix church 'in ruins'http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/509161a682e44c6aa91bca6b57052ce4/LT-Pope-Liberation-Theologyhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/509161a682e44c6aa91bca6b57052ce4/LT-Pope-Liberation-Theology

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - 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 leftist social activism had alarmed previous pontiffs.]]>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:13:47 -0400Vatican official: Romero saint effort 'unblocked'http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/868d4e45ea0e40f4bc2a53ba2f987273/EU--Vatican-Sainthoodhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/868d4e45ea0e40f4bc2a53ba2f987273/EU--Vatican-Sainthood

VATICAN CITY - The Vatican official spearheading the case to make slain Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador a saint said Tuesday the process is moving forward under Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, after years of delay under previous popes.]]>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 18:26:37 -0400