Óscar Romero (1917-1980), Archbishop of San Salvador in El Salvador, who actively denounced violations of the human rights of the most vulnerable and defended the principles of protecting lives, promoting human dignity, and opposing all forms of violence. Romero was murdered, during a mass, by an assassin likely on orders from a political death squad leader. (Photo: 1978, Rome, Italy.)

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