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Nicaragua: A persecuted church

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Monsignor Silvio Jose Baez speaks next to Cardinal Leopoldo Jose Brenes (C) and Papal Nuncio Stanislaw Waldemar Sommertag (L) upon arrival in Masaya, Nicaragua, on June 21, 2018. Members of the Catholic Church arrived in the city -- which this week declared itself in rebellion to president Daniel Ortega's rule -- "to avert another massacre" as it was under "disproportionate" attack from police and paramilitary forces, who, a human rights group said, were using AK47s and Dragunov sniper rifles against civilian residents.

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Daniel Esparza - published on 07/22/22
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In less than four years, the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has suffered 190 attacks and desecrations.

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In less than four years, the Catholic Church in Nicaragua has suffered 190 attacks and desecrations, including a fire in the Managua Cathedral, as well as persecution of the clergy under the Daniel Ortega regime. Earlier this month, the Missionaries of Charity were expelled from the country. The regime alleged that the missionaries are not accredited “by the Ministry for the Family to function as a nursery-center for childhood development, home for girls, and home for the elderly,” nor “do they have an operating permit from the Ministry of Education to provide remedial education for students” and that their “financial statements reported to the Ministry of the Interior don’t agree” with other documents presented for review.

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