Concelebrating the Mass were the 21 new cardinals created by the Pope on the afternoon of Saturday, December 7 Photo: Vatican Media

Nicaragua will be left without nuns and religious: government expels them all and sets date for their departure

Many of these nuns are expected to seek refuge in Latin American countries where their congregations already have established communities. The regime has systematically dissolved nonprofit organizations affiliated with the Church, effectively cutting off the nuns’ legal framework to operate within the country