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It’s not the first time that Bishop Salazar has assisted nuns expelled by the Nicaraguan dictatorship. In July 2022 he welcomed a group of Missionaries of Charity, the congregation founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta.
Nuns who now live in Panama, have been ‘welcomed with great affection and generosity’ after their departure from Nicaragua.
The missionary worked in the Our Lady Help of Christians parish in the town of San José de Cusmapa in the Diocese of Estelí.
The dictatorship hasn’t declared a truce in its persecution of the Catholic Church.
Supporters express support for the imprisoned bishop in wake of video released by dictatorship.
The video shows imprisoned bishop sharing a meal with his brother and sister.
The government of Nicaragua said March 12 the closures were a ‘suspension’ of diplomatic ties with the Holy See, not an official breaking.
‘Here we have a bishop in prison, a very serious man, very capable. He wanted to give witness and did not accept exile…’
John Paul II University issued a statement on March 8 about the government's action.
Bishop Álvarez refused to be deported along with 222 other political prisoners, who were flown to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9 in a deal with the U.S. State Department.
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