Nicaragua: the sisters of Mother Teresa expelled from the country

The attack by Daniel Ortega's regime in Nicaragua against the Catholic Church continues.

(the Pope's ambassador) last March, and after the threats to bishops and priests, the sisters of Mother Teresa have now also been sent away from the country.

This was announced by Monsignor Silvio José Baez, auxiliary bishop of Managua: "I am very sad that the dictatorship forced the Missionaries of Charity of Teresa of Calcutta to leave the country. Nothing justifies depriving the poor of the care of charity. They are a testimony of the loving service that the sisters have rendered. God bless you. "

For the government of Nicaragua, led by Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, the Missionaries of Charity, in Managua since 1986, must leave the country because

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This is the justification provided by the Directorate General for the Registry and Control of Non-Profit Organizations of the Ministry of the Interior;

the same reason with which many NGOs were banned.

The Ministry of the Interior, in the case of the Sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, adds that the religious congregation carries out activities for which it has not received authorization from the ministries for the family, public education and health.

The decision of the Ortega government should be ratified by Parliament.

"In the country led by Ortega since April 2018 we are witnessing a profound socio-political crisis, accompanied by numerous crimes against religious. 'cancellation of residence permits for foreign priests ", underlines the

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Referring to the Ortega regime's decision to send away the sisters of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, ACS underlines that "the nuns have been

. In this oppressive climate, the Catholic Church is unsuccessfully trying to mediate between the government and the opposition. Unfortunately it has become the target of attacks and reprisals also for having given shelter in its buildings to demonstrators demanding the release of political prisoners. The Church - concludes Monteduro - will not stop denouncing violations of human rights, including religious freedom, but the prospects for the future are bleak ".