Nicaragua sent a dozen Catholic priests who had been 'processed' by judicial authorities to Rome on Wednesday, the government said, the latest action, a critic said, in a government crackdown on the church.
A Nicaraguan Catholic prays while blindfolded during a Good Friday procession at the Metropolitan Cathedral as the government banned Holy Week street processions this year due to unspecified security concerns, in Managua, Nicaragua April 7, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer/File PhotoOct 18 - Nicaragua sent a dozen Catholic priests who had been "processed" by judicial authorities to Rome on Wednesday, the government said, the latest action, a critic said, in a government crackdown on the church.
In a two-page statement, the government said the 12 had been sent to Rome after officials held "fruitful conversations" with Catholic leadership, including both local church leaders as well as unidentified Vatican officials. The researcher, Martha Patricia Molina, accused Ortega of seeking to "strangle and disappear" the church with such action.
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