Report: Nicaragua Closes Vatican Embassy in Managua, Nicaraguan Embassy to Holy See
The government of Nicaragua said March 12 the closures were a ‘suspension’ of diplomatic ties with the Holy See, not an official breaking.
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Pope Francis Says Imprisonment of Nicaraguan Bishop Reminds Him of Hitler’s Dictatorship
‘Here we have a bishop in prison, a very serious man, very capable. He wanted to give witness and did not accept exile…’
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Dissolves John Paul II Catholic University
John Paul II University issued a statement on March 8 about the government's action.
Aid to the Church in Need ‘Greatly Concerned’ About Nicaraguan Bishop Sentenced to Prison
Bishop Álvarez refused to be deported along with 222 other political prisoners, who were flown to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9 in a deal with the U.S. State Department.
Order of Cloistered Nuns Leaves Nicaragua After 22 Years
Although the nuns didn’t mention anything in their communiqué about their residency status in Nicaragua, the General Directorate for Migration and Foreigners has issued summons to various religious and foreign missionaries in the last two weeks.
Dictatorship in Nicaragua Bans Stations of the Cross in the Streets
The Daniel Ortega regime also accused the Church of being a ‘mafia.’
Nicaraguan Bishop Responds to Insults by Daniel Ortega, Calling Him ‘Corrupt and Criminal’
The Nicaraguan dictator took the occasion to attack the Catholic Church.
Cuban Bishops Ask the Faithful to Pray for the Church in Nicaragua on Ash Wednesday
In a Feb. 18 message, the Cuban prelates referenced Pope Francis’ request to pray for Nicaragua.
As Catholics Welcome Nicaraguan Exiles, Leading US Bishop Calls for Restoration of Human Rights
Archbishop Timothy Broglio said the Nicaraguan regime and its allies have been ‘implementing a policy of severe aggression against the Catholic Church in Nicaragua,’ including ‘calculated profanations of the Blessed Sacrament as a means of terrorizing the Nicaraguan faithful.’
Petition Demanding Release of Nicaraguan Bishop Delivered to Embassy in Mexico City
Demanded were the prompt release of Bishop Álvarez and that the Mexican government show solidarity with the Nicaraguan people and condemn the outrages of the Ortega regime.
