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BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, steadfast Nicaraguan church leader, gave his first interview since being exiled to the Vatican in January 2024, and it came amid another cancellation of the legal status of a Catholic organization as the Sandinista regime effectively extinguishes civil society groups and religious orders.
Asked how the faithful can endure in the face of such persecution, the bishop cited Pope Francis’ urging of the faithful “to turn to the Immaculate Conception,” the patroness of Nicaragua. Bishop Álvarez also advised young people “to be brave” like St. Joseph and emulate his “courage and trust in Providence.”
In Nicaragua, the Jan. 8 edition of the La Gaceta – Diario Oficial, the government’s official journal, reported that the Interior Ministry revoked the legal status of the Foundation of Contemplative Dominican Nuns, citing a “voluntary dissolution” due to a “decrease in its members and a lack of resources to carry out its projects.” Fourteen additional organizations also had their legal status revoked, including evangelical churches, charitable groups and Save the Children International.
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Asked how the faithful can endure in the face of such persecution, the bishop cited Pope Francis’ urging of the faithful “to turn to the Immaculate Conception,” the patroness of Nicaragua. Bishop Álvarez also advised young people “to be brave” like St. Joseph and emulate his “courage and trust in Providence.”
In Nicaragua, the Jan. 8 edition of the La Gaceta – Diario Oficial, the government’s official journal, reported that the Interior Ministry revoked the legal status of the Foundation of Contemplative Dominican Nuns, citing a “voluntary dissolution” due to a “decrease in its members and a lack of resources to carry out its projects.” Fourteen additional organizations also had their legal status revoked, including evangelical churches, charitable groups and Save the Children International.
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Bishop Álvarez gives first interview since exile from Nicaragua
Bishop Álvarez, exiled from Nicaragua, urges faith, courage, and hope amid growing Church persecution under the Ortega regime.
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