Nicaragua Dictatorship Faces Final Obstacle in the Catholic Church

Last month, Nicaragua’s authoritarian regime banned the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus, from the country and illegally seized the assets of the prominent Catholic religious order. Such dramatic action against the church, its organizations, and its servants is, unfortunately, not unusual in Nicaragua today.

In February, Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega expelled 222 political prisoners to the United States. One of them refused to board the plane. Bishop Rolando Alvarez demanded to stay in Nicaragua and continue serving his flock. One day later, he was convicted of “treason,” without evidence or a trial, and sentenced to 26 years in prison.

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Last month, Nicaragua’s authoritarian regime banned the Jesuits, the Society of Jesus, from the country and illegally seized the assets of the prominent Catholic religious order. Such dramatic action against the church, its organizations, and its servants is, unfortunately, not unusual in Nicaragua today.

In February, Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega expelled 222 political prisoners to the United States. One of them refused to board the plane. Bishop Rolando Alvarez demanded to stay in Nicaragua and continue serving his flock. One day later, he was convicted of “treason,” without evidence or a trial, and sentenced to 26 years in prison.