Father Ricardo Antonio Cortez, Rector of Saint Óscar Arnulfo Romero major seminary in the diocese of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador has been murdered.
In a statement issued on Friday and transmitted via video, Bishop Elías Samuel Bolaños Avelar, announced the “tragic death” of Father Ricardo Antonio Cortez, Rector of San Óscar Arnulfo Romero seminary in the diocese of Zacatecoluca. He said that the Diocese’s “priests, men and women religious and faithful…lament” his death.
At the same time, Bishop Avelar said, “we condemn and repudiate the vile assassination that he suffered.”