Does Pope Francis care about Nicaraguan Catholics?

Published September 1, 2022 4:00am ET



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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