In this Feb. 5, 2014 photo, Pope Francis meets Argentine Lidia Guerrero in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican See Also Víctor Hugo Saldaño was born in Córdoba, Argentina, in 1972. He is likely to die in West Livingston, Texas, where he has been on death row for nearly two decades while his country has waged a legal battle to save his life. About 18 months ago, Lidia Guerrero, Saldaño’s mother, learned she had a new ally in her fight for clemency: Pope Francis. Frustrated with the slow pace of the legal process, Guerrero decided in late 2013 to send a letter to the new pope, an Argentinian with a habit of replying to those who wrote to him. To her surprise, the Vatican responded. That winter,...
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