El Salvador
Spiritual Climate of El Salvador
The constitution recognizes the legal status of the Catholic Church, which opposed human rights abuses during the war, but there is freedom of religion. Centuries of oppression and 12 years of civil war have left deep wounds. The growth of Evangelicals in the midst of travail has been a miracle.
Location:
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Guatemala and Honduras
Population:
6,822,378
Religious Diversity:
- 83%Catholic
- 17%other
