Salvadorans yesterday prepared for the 25th anniversary of the death of archbishop Oscar Romero, whose death at the hands of a right-wing death squad helped accelerate the region's rush toward civil war.
Nicaraguan Roman Catholics, some of the most battered during their country's US-backed civil war, prayed for a swift end to the pope's suffering.
"Everyone comes to an end," said Jaime Chamorro, editor of the La Prensa daily.
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