Does Pope Francis care about Nicaraguan Catholics?

By Teo Babún

Published September 1, 2022 4:00am ET

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Does Pope Francis care about Nicaraguan Catholics? — A poster featuring Bishop Rolando Alvarez and Pope Francis hangs inside the Cathedral in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Nicaraguan police on Friday raided Alvarez's residence, detaining him and several other priests in an escalation of tensions between the Catholic Church and the government of Daniel Oretga. | (AP Photo/Inti Ocon)

More than two dozen member states of the Organization of American States last month approved a resolution condemning the authoritarian government of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua for its crackdown on civil society, the independent press, and, notably, Catholic clergy and institutions. This is a welcome development, given a shocking intensification in Ortega’s persecution of the Catholic Church.

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