Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega's crackdown
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The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations. The closure, and the departure of the Vatican envoy, is the latest chapter in a crackdown on the Catholic Church by the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
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The Vatican has closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country's government proposed suspending diplomatic relations. The closure, and the departure of the Vatican envoy, is the latest chapter in a crackdown on the Catholic Church by the government of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega.
The Vatican representative to Nicaragua has left the country and closed its embassy there amid continuing tensions between Managua and the Holy See, the
The closure follows Pope Francis calling President Daniel Ortega's socialist government a dictatorship. The Catholic Church has stepped in to shelter opposition supporters from being persecuted by authorities.
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