Film program to remember, honor Oscar Romero

You don’t hear the name Oscar Romero much anymore. Time was, though, El Salvador’s Archbishop was in the news both for being a good man and — as happens so often to religious men of conscience — a martyr. It was on the 24th of March, 1980, that Archbishop Romero was assassinated, causing a world-wide furor.

Romero will be remembered in a special film program that will be held on Monday, March 30, at the Magic Lantern Theater . Sponsored by the nonprofit group Hermanas Spokane , the two-film program will screen the feature film “Romero” at 4 and 6:30 p.m. and the documentary “Monseñor: the Last Journey of Oscar Romero” at 4:15 and 6:45 p.m.

Tickets to each film costs $10, $8 for students (with valid ID). Funds raised will go to help build a sustainable library in El Salvador.