Nicaraguan dictatorship bans priestly and diaconal ordinations in four dioceses across the country

Mar 13, 2026 13:31

ZENIT Staff

President Daniel Ortega and Vice President Rosario Murillo Photo: OSV News foto/Oswaldo Rivas, Reuters

Pope Leo XIV assumes his role as Bishop of Rome for the second time and will ordain new priests for his diocese

The authorization, granted on March 7, clears the way for the ordination of eight future priests and seven permanent deacons who have completed the required stages of formation and examination under the diocesan commissions responsible for evaluating candidates for sacred orders

Cardinal of Iran arrives at the Vatican and meets with Pope Leo XIV after the bombing of the country and days without news of him

The Vatican has also recalled the Holy See’s diplomatic representative in Iran, the Indian priest Sebastian Febin, who had been serving as chargé d’affaires of the Apostolic Nunciature in the absence of a nuncio

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