• Introduction The Romero Memory. Exploring Heritage of International Solidarity • Historical and Heritage Perspectives on Romero • Óscar Romero Presente and Represented. Reflections on a Photographic Archive • Between Lovaina and Latin America. International Networks of Progressive Catholicism, 1950−980 • ‘Carrying the Cross of War’: Belgian Priest Rogelio Ponseele and the Popular Church in El Salvador, 1970−1992 • The Legacy and Agency of Romero in Solidarity Movements • Resisting the Sentimentalization of Archbishop Romero’s Radical Legacy • Invoking Romero’s Name at the Gates of Fort Benning. The Conversion of Roy Bourgeois • A ‘Celluloid Canonization’? Romero (1989) • ‘In the Spirit of Óscar Romero’? The Oscar Romero House in Bonn as a Negotiated Space of Social Activism • Remembering Romero: Theological Perspectives • Óscar Romero’s Life as Praxis: Activating His Legacy Through the Constellation with Ignacio Ellacuría and Salvadoran Literature • Conflictive Trajectories. Remembering the Legacy of Archbishop Romero • Pursuing Transitional Justice in El Salvador and Beyond • Lessons from the CONADEP in Argentina. A Victim-Driven Truth Commission? • Promoting Victims’ Participation in Transitional Justice Processes. Psychosocial Considerations from the Field • Transitional Justice and the Advancement of Victims’ Rights. Victim Participation in International Criminal Justice • Epilogue Monsignor Óscar Romero: A Powerful Narrative of Resilient Leadership • Biographical notesÓscar Romero’s continuing legacy in various societies worldwideOn 24 March 1980, Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in San Salvador. During the last years of his life, Romero had become an outspoken opponent of the oppression by El Salvador’s dictatorial regime and a beacon of peace and hope in a country torn by injustice, inequality and violence. His assassination sparked global outrage and converged with a growing international awareness of the plight of Latin America. To this day, Romero continues to inspire resistance and liberation movements in Latin America and beyond, both inside and outside the Church. Bringing together perspectives from the fields of history, theology, sociology, law, and cultural studies, The Romero Memory aims to accomplish a polyphonic understanding of the archbishop’s significance. His legacy transcends Western approaches to these disciplines and encompasses religious thought and practice, human rights activism, El Salvadoran mural iconography, Hollywood film, local social institutions and international aid, as well as transitional justice.On 24 March 1980, Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero was assassinated while celebrating mass in San Salvador. During the last years of his life, Romero had become an outspoken opponent of the oppression by El Salvador’s dictatorial regime and a beacon of peace and hope in a country torn by injustice, inequality and violence. His assassination sparked global outrage and converged with a growing international awareness of the plight of Latin America. To this day, Romero continues to inspire resistance and liberation movements in Latin America and beyond, both inside and outside the Church. Bringing together perspectives from the fields of history, theology, sociology, law, and cultural studies, The Romero Memory aims to accomplish a polyphonic understanding of the archbishop’s significance. His legacy transcends Western approaches to these disciplines and encompasses religious thought and practice, human rights activism, El Salvadoran mural iconography, Hollywood film, local social institutions and international aid, as well as transitional justice.