“I convey to them (imprisoned priests), to their families, and to the entire Church of Nicaragua my closeness in prayer,” expressed the holy father.
HAVANA TIMES – On January 1, 2024, Pope Francis expressed his “concern” over the detention of Catholic priests in Nicaragua by President Daniel Ortega and called for “the path of dialogue to be sought always” to overcome the problems.
“I follow with concern everything that is happening in Nicaragua, where bishops and priests have been deprived of their freedom. I convey to them, to their families, and to the entire Church of the country my closeness in prayer,” he said from the window of the Apostolic Palace after the prayer of the first Angelus of the year 2024.
Francis, the first Latin American pope in history, urged “insistent prayer” to the faithful listening to him from St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican and “to the entire people of God.”
“Meanwhile, I hope that the path of dialog
