Rome — Pope Francis has cleared the way for Archbishop Oscar Romero, an advocate for the poor who was slain in 1980 by right-wing death squads in El Salvador, to become a saint, the Vatican announced Wednesday. The Vatican said that Francis…
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by Kate Linthicum Los Angeles Times, Tracy Wilkinson Los Angeles Times, and Tom Kington Los Angeles Times Rome — Pope Francis has cleared the way for Archbishop Oscar Romero, an advocate for the poor who was slain in 1980 by right-wing death squads in El Salvador, to become a saint, the Vatican announced Wednesday. The Vatican said that Francis…