The Life and Beatification of Rev. Rutilio Grande, S.J.
Rev. Rutilio Grande, S.J., of El Salvador was a confidant of Archbishop Oscar Romero, an advocate for the poor and marginalized, and a martyr. Fr. Grande organized campesinos in El Salvador and was assassinated by paramilitaries in 1977. His murder, along with the killings of two lay co-workers, played a major role in activating the archbishop of San Salvador, his friend Oscar Romero. Archbishop Romero was also martyred in 1980 and canonized in 2018.
This panel will discuss the life and work of Fr. Rutilio Grande, why they mattered then, and why his beatification matters now. A conversation between Congressman Juan Vargas (D-California), Congressman James McGovern (D-Massachusetts), executive director of CARECEN Abel Nuñez, poet and Georgetown professor Carolyn Forché, and Rev. David Hollenbach, S.J., senior fellow at Georgetown’s Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, will be moderated by Rev. David Collins, S.J., Haub Director of Catholic Studies at Georgetown University. Questions submitted in advance via the Zoom registration form are welcome and encouraged.
This program is hosted by the Catholic Studies Program and co-sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace and World Affairs; the Center for Latin American Studies; Georgetown Americas Institute; and the Office of Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University.
This event will be recorded and a captioned video will be posted after the event date. Please register to receive an email notification once it is posted.
Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made by January 14 to David Collins. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill requests made after January 14.