Nicaragua Ends the Year With More Than a Dozen Catholic Clergy in Jail | EWTN News Nightly

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In Nicaragua, 2023 ended with more than a dozen Catholic clergy in jail. The most recent arrests took place on New Year's Eve. A new report says that as 2024 begins, the Ortega regime has in custody 2 bishops, 15 priests and 2 seminarians. The most notable is Bishop Rolando Alvarez. He was sentenced to 26 years in prison and was accused of "being a traitor to the homeland". Lawmakers in the US are demanding answers to the growing problem, including Catholic Congressman Chris Smith, chair of the Human Rights Committee. Pope Francis addressed the situation in his New Year's Day address to pilgrims at the Vatican. He says he is following the unfolding of events closely and asks the faithful to join him in prayer. President of the Global Liberty Alliance, Jason Poblete, joins to share why he thinks we continue to see this purging of the clergy by Ortega and whether it will ever stop. From a public policy standpoint, Poblete tells us what he thinks is the best way to confront Ortega and the Sandinistas on their handling of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua. He discusses whether he thinks it's time for the US to enact a new policy entirely on Nicaragua, what he would like to see and how it would benefit the Church there. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf