After reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, the pope asked Mary to obtain "for everyone consolation and a future of serenity and harmony."

A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”

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"I hope that all forms of hatred and violence cease and that such shameful crimes are no longer committed in places of worship where the faithful gather to pray."

"Faith is not an escape from life's problems but sustains it along the journey and gives it meaning," Pope Francis said.

The archbishop officially promoting Blessed Oscar Romero's cause for sainthood said he hopes the canonization process will conclude within a year.