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Pope Leo XIV received Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez in a Nov. 13 audience, marking the first meeting between the bishop \u2014 who spent more than a year in Nicaraguan prisons on conspiracy charges \u2014 and the new pope.<\/p>\n\n

The audience comes two months after the pope received three other exiled Nicaraguan bishops<\/a> at the Vatican.<\/p>\n\n

The string of recent meetings has prompted speculation about whether the Vatican is starting to shift its approach to the country, in which the Church has been almost completely silenced by ongoing regime persecution.<\/a><\/p>\n\n

Taking a new diplomatic direction could prove tricky. Statements criticizing the government have consistently led to spikes in persecution, leading Catholic leaders both in Nicaragua and in Rome to largely go quiet in recent years. <\/p>\n\n

And if Leo is interested in engaging with the regime \u2013 for example, by reestablishing a diplomatic presence in the country \u2013 he may find himself limited by government demands for veto power over future bishop appointments.<\/p>\n\n

Ultimately, the pope may determine that the question before him is not whether to act in Nicaragua, but when.<\/p>\n\n

Under Pope Francis, the Holy See initially adopted a posture of strategic silence during the 2018\u20132019 protests in Nicaragua that sparked the current persecution, leaving most public commentary to the local episcopate.<\/p>\n\n

The silence was interrupted by occasional statements of criticism over the years \u2013 for example, when Francis compared Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega to Hitler<\/a> and said he was an \u201cunstable\u201d man in a 2023 interview.<\/p>\n\n

The pope also offered periodic signs of support to the Nicaraguan Church, such as the appointment of Bishop Rolando \u00c1lvarez as a delegate to the second session of the synod on synodality in 2024.<\/p>\n\n

But these statements were few and generally vague. When Pope Francis wrote a pastoral letter to the people of Nicaragua in 2024, he made just a passing mention of the human rights situation in the country. <\/p>\n\n

Almost total blackout of the Church in Nicaragua<\/h2>\n\n

The regime\u2019s reaction to any gesture from Rome has been consistent: more arrests, more exiles, and more pressure.<\/p>\n\n

At this point, the Church in Nicaragua has entered a near-total blackout.<\/p>\n\n

Half the country\u2019s bishops are now in exile. Entire religious congregations have been driven out of the country. Twenty percent of priests have fled or been expelled. Those who remain have ceased public criticism of the regime. Critical comments in homilies, religious processions, prayers for the persecuted, and even contact with exiled priests or bishops can be treated as potential treason or conspiracy. <\/p>\n\n

Various Vatican sources told The Pillar<\/em> that communications between Nicaragua\u2019s remaining bishops and Rome have collapsed.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cMany [exiled] bishops were pretty much ruling their dioceses from abroad but that\u2019s not the case anymore. The regime spies on priests and anyone who\u2019s texting or talking with bishops or priests in exile is eventually also exiled, so there\u2019s basically no communication between the Church in the country and the rest of the Latin American bishops or the Vatican,\u201d a source told The Pillar. <\/em><\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe bishops are not coming to the Vatican, are not going to CELAM [the bishops\u2019 conference of Latin America] meetings or to celebrations in other Central American countries because they\u2019re afraid that once they leave the country they won\u2019t be allowed to return,\u201d another source said.<\/p>\n\n

The communication vacuum means the Vatican has almost no reliable information about conditions inside the country.<\/p>\n\n

Pope must reinstate nuncio in Nicaragua<\/h2>\n\n

Many in the Vatican believe that Pope Leo\u2019s first priority with regards to Nicaragua should be reestablishing diplomatic representation in the country. The country\u2019s nuncio was expelled in 2022. <\/p>\n\n

\u201cGetting a Vatican official on the ground should come before anything else. We\u2019re far from getting a nuncio again, but we need someone in Nicaragua, we need to restore communication,\u201d a Vatican official told The Pillar<\/em>. \u201cWe need that before anything else because right now we don\u2019t know the situation in the country well.\u201d <\/p>\n\n

But doing so might require a kind of compromise which the Vatican does not seem keen on accepting.<\/p>\n\n

If Rome wants even a minimal diplomatic presence restored in Nicaragua, the regime is likely to demand a say over episcopal appointments. The government is widely believed to be pushing for the appointment of regime-friendly priests, as well as regime supporter Bishop Ren\u00e9 S\u00e1ndigo of Le\u00f3n, to fill vacancies. <\/p>\n\n

Earlier this year, the government released a statement arguing that \u201cnothing authorizes the Vatican State, which must follow the rules of International Law and respect national governments and institutions, to make any kind of appointments in the sovereign territory of our Nicaragua.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

The statement has led to expectations that the government may refuse to recognize future episcopal appointments in the country, demanding regime approval and veto power over the naming of new bishops, in exchange for some lessening of government pressure on and expulsion of local clerics and Church institutions.<\/p>\n\n

This could lead to a scenario similar to that of China, with the Nicaraguan government starting its own regime-approved parallel Catholic Church, something that the Vatican wants to avoid at all costs.<\/p>\n\n

As a result, Pope Leo may find that his cards are limited. If he hopes to avoid both a worsening of persecution in the country and a repeat of the Church\u2019s situation in China, his best option, for now, may be to wait. <\/p>\n\n

Talking with Rosario Murillo<\/h2>\n\n

Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega just turned 80, and his public appearances have become more rare, leading to speculation about his health.<\/p>\n\n

His wife and \u201cco-president\u201d Rosario Murillo is presumed to be his successor. Murillo is widely perceived to be more radical in her approach to the Church than Ortega, but she is not well-liked by many within the dictatorship\u2019s inner circle. It is possible that there may be instability when she takes power, and the potential for the rise of a different leader. <\/p>\n\n

Vatican officials told The Pillar<\/em> they believe a transition of power could create a brief window for dialogue with the Church.<\/p>\n\n

The approach is risky, due to Murillo\u2019s hardline position, and the fact that the country\u2019s bishops are aging and several sees already have vacancies.<\/p>\n\n

But there are not many other options for the Vatican to buy some goodwill from the regime in order to restore episcopal and diplomatic normalcy. And any public statement quickly makes the situation worse for Nicaraguan Catholics. <\/p>\n\n

Leo may find<\/a> that however much he wants to change course in Nicaragua, the most effective option may simply be waiting for a change in power.<\/p>\n\n

*Article originally published in<\/em> The Pillar<\/em><\/a> and translated to Spanish by Confidencial.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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