Pope launched sainthood case for Argentine priests

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This photo taken on March 28, 2013, shows the facade of the San Patricio church in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In what became known as the San Patricio Massacre, gunmen believed to be from a military unit stormed into the church after midnight on July 4, 1976, and shot to death three priests and two seminarians - the bloodiest single act of violence against the Roman Catholic Church during Argentina's brutal dictatorship. Now Catholic officials in Argentina are working to have them declared saints. And the man who promoted their cause as archbishop has become Pope Francis. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — It was time for Mass, but no one opened the church door.

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