Nicaragua dictatorship revokes Jesuits’ legal status and confiscates property

Nicaragua dictatorship revokes Jesuits’ legal status and confiscates property Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo. Photo: OSV News/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters

The government of President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua, August 23, revoked the legal personhood of the Society of Jesus and ordered the transfer of all its assets to the state. The move by the dictatorship takes place amid a growing wave of harassment against the religious order. According to ministerial agreement 105-2023-OSFL, published August 23…

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