In May, Nicaraguan authorities blocked bank accounts of Catholic parishes and dioceses in the country. Authorities cited suspicions of money laundering, sources said.
"I was informed of this situation, but especially of the blockages on the accounts of the parishes," Cardinal and Archbishop of Managua, Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes, told AFP. Relations between the authorities and the Church appear to have reached a point of no return since Pope Francis in March called Daniel Ortega's government a "vulgar dictatorship"