A man cleans a mural of Salvadorean Monsignor Oscar Romero (1917-1980) in Panchimalco, 20 km south of San Salvador on May 19, 2015. Monsignor Romero will be beatified next May 23. AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS
Catholic faithful pray at Monsignor Oscar Romero's (1917-1980) tomb at the cathedral in San Salvador on May 22, 2015, the day before his beatification. Thirty-five years after he was gunned down while delivering mass, controversial Romero will be beatified on May 23, held up by Pope Francis as a symbol of a Catholic Church dedicated to the poor. AFP PHOTO / Rodrigo ARANGUA
Workers hang a giant painting dedicated to Monsignor Oscar Romero (1917-1980), who will be beatified next May 23, in San Salvador on May 19, 2015. AFP PHOTO/Marvin RECINOS
Catholic pilgrims sing next to Americas square, where the beatification ceremony of Salvadorean Monsignor Oscar Romero (1917-1980) will take place in San Salvador on May 22, 2015 the day before Romero's beatification. AFP PHOTO / Marvin RECINOS
