Romero News & Events in 2026
Evensong Sunday 1st March 2026, St Albans Cathedral
Romero Remembrance
A special 'Romero Evensong' was held on Sunday 1st March at St Albans Cathedral. The speaker was Fr Luis Orlando Pérez SJ from Mexico. Click here to read his reflection.
Wednesday 11th March 2026, Leeds Trinity Centre Campus
Romero Lecture
Inspiration and Affirmation in Hard Times: Óscar Romero to Pope Leo
2026 Annual Romero Lecture
Todd Walatka, of the University of Notre Dame, Indiana, was our guest for the 2026 Romero Lecture Series. Click here to read his Romero Lecture given in Leeds on 14 March and see below for the powerpoint presentation that he used.
Saturday 14th March 2026, St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
Ecumenical Service

Our annual ecumenical service was held in St St Martin-in-the-Fields church in London on Saturday 14 March.
The theme was Inspiration and Hope in Hard Times, and the homily was given by our 2026 Romero Lecturer Professor Todd Walatka, Assistant Chair for Graduate Studies at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, USA.
Romero News & Events in 2025
Preaching at Christmas with St Oscar Romero
December 2025 - Click here for the text of a talk given by Archbishop John Wilson to the The Catholic Association of Preachers on preaching at Christmas and click here for his Powerpoint Presentation that accompanied the talk.
'Doctor of the Church' - Newman 2025, Romero 2030?
Following an article in The Tablet on 3 November 2025 we look in more detail at the proposition that Archbishop Oscar Romero be named as a Doctor of the Church. Click here to read.
Mass of Thanksgiving 1st November 2025
Click here to read Archbishop Wilson's Homily from the Mass of Thanksgiving for our 20th Anniversary and the 10th Anniversary of the Archbishop Romero Awards Trust, held at the National Shrine to Archbishop Romero in Southwark Cathedral on 1st November 2025.

