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Westminster Abbey mass for assassinated Oscar Romero

Title
Westminster Abbey mass for assassinated Oscar Romero
Genre
News report; Speech; Parliamentary debate
TX Date
4 Mar 1980
Year of production
1980
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Duration
00:03:53
Description
Report on a mass at Westminster Abbey in London held for Bishop Oscar Romero, who was assassinated in his church in El Salvador on 24/03/80. Speaking are: Cardinal Basil Hume; Peter Bottomley MP; Monsignor James O’Brien. Male reporter not identified. Volume drops during clip.
Contributors
Basil Hume; Peter Bottomley; James O’Brien
Keywords
Deaths; Human rights; London; Archbishops; El Salvador; Homicide; Westminster Abbey; Bishops; Religious ceremonies; Catholicism; Church services; Oscar Romero

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