On March 24, 1980, in the chapel of a small hospice administered by Carmelite nuns, Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, Archbishop of San Salvador, was shot and killed by a lone gunman firing from a pick up truck outside the chapel.

The previous day, Romero had made a public appeal during his Sunday homily, imploring the Salvadoran police and National Guard not to obey orders that required them to kill their own people. He said no soldier should be obliged to obey orders contrary to the law of God.

Eleven months prior to Romero's assassination, a well known photograph of Romero standing amidst a large group of young people was taken. The photo has fixed a moment in the lives of every one seen in it - through it, they have become inextricably implicated in Romero's life, and he in theirs.

REMEMBERING ROMERO returns to El Salvador to find these people, who share their reminiscences of that fateful meeting with Romero.

"All that remains of Archbishop Romero are such photographs as this one and the memories in the hearts and minds of the people of El Salvador, Latin America, and the world... Possible uses include religious studies classes as well as courses and seminars dealing with Latin American politics and religion."—Video Rating Guide for Libraries